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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9041

5 October 2005
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/economy
Slight rise in unemployment in EU25 and eurozone in August 2005, but unemployment still lower than in August 2004

Brussels, 04/10/2005 (Agence Europe) - Euro-zone seasonally-adjusted unemployment stood at 8.6% in August 2005, compared to 8.5% in July. It was 8.9% in August 2004. The EU25 unemployment rate was 8.7% in August 2005, compared to 8.6% in July. It was 9.0% in August 2004. In August 2005, the lowest rates were registered in Ireland (4.3%), the United Kingdom (4.6% in June), the Netherlands (4.7%), Denmark (4.8%) and Austria (5.2%). Unemployment rates were highest in Poland (17.5%), Slovakia...

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