According to the most recent data published by the EU Statistical Office Eurostat on Tuesday 31 January, the unemployment rate in the Eurozone fell by 0.1% in December 2016 and now stands at 9.6% of the active population.
This average Eurozone decrease follows the inertia experienced last November(see EUROPE 11699) and was particularly significant in four member states: Spain (-0.3%, 18.4%); Netherlands (-0.2%, 5.4%); Portugal (-0.3%, 10.2%); Slovakia (-0.2%, 8.8%). In two other member...