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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8739

2 July 2004
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/economy
Eurozone unemployment stable at 9% in May

Brussels, 01/07/2004 (Agence Europe) - Euro-zone seasonally-adjusted unemployment stood at 9.0% in May 2004, unchanged compared to April, according to data published by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities. It was 8.9% in May 2003. The EU254 unemployment rate was 9.0% in May 2004, down from 9.1% in April. It was also 9.1% in May 2003. In May 2004, the lowest rates were registered in Cyprus, Luxembourg and Austria (all 4.2%), Ireland (4.5%), the United Kingdom (4.7% in...

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