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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8457

8 May 2003
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/economy
Euro-zone unemployment up to 8.7%

Brussels, 07/05/2003 (Agence Europe) - According to statistics published on Tuesday by Eurostat, Euro-zone seasonally-adjusted unemployment stood at 8.7% in March 2003, compared to 8.6% in February. The EU15 unemployment rate was 7.9% in March 2003, unchanged compared to February. In March 2003, lowest rates were registered in Luxembourg (3.4%), the Netherlands (3.6% in February), Austria (4.3%), Ireland (4.5%), and Denmark (5.0% in February). Spain's 11.5% remained the EU's highest...

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