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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7914

2 March 2001
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/economy
Unemployment reaches 8.8% in the euro zone but remains stable in the Union

Luxembourg, 01/03/2001 (Agence Europe) - The rate of unemployment in the euro zone stood at 8.8% in January 2001, against 8.7% and 9.5% in December and January 2000, respectively, states Eurostat in a communiqué. As for the unemployment rate in the EU15, it was 8% in January, stable in relation to last December, and down on January 2000 (8.8%). The lowest rates were registered in Luxembourg 92.1% in December 2000), the Netherlands (2.8% in December 2000), Austria (3.7%) and Ireland (3.8%),...

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