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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7893

1 February 2001
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/economy

31/01/2001 (Agence Europe) - According to Eurostat, the rate of unemployment in the euro-zone was 8.7% last December, unchanged compared to that recorded in November 2000 but 0.9% below that of December 1999. The tendency was the same in the EU15 where the unemployment rate was 8.1% in November and December 2000 and 8.9% in December 1999. Over the last two months of last year, the lowest rates were noted in Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Austria, with 13.7%. Spain recorded the highest rate....

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