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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8287

31 August 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 29 / 32
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/economy
EU employment rate in 2001 is up

Luxembourg, 30/08/2002 (Agence Europe) - According to two reports published on 29 August by Eurostat, 161.3 million people had a job in the EU in spring 2001, 2.3 million more than in spring 2000. The employment rate therefore went from 63.2% in 2000 to 63.9% in 2001. The employment rate of women increased from 53.9% to 54.8%. Among the candidate countries (except Malta and Turkey), the employment rate varied in 2001 from 50.7% in Bulgaria and 53.8% in Poland to 67.9% in Cyprus and 65.0% in...

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