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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9278

4 October 2006
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/economy
Unemployment up in euro zone - Stabilised in EU of 25

Brussels, 03/10/2006 (Agence Europe) - In August 2006, the rate of unemployment in the euro zone reached 7.9%, up from 7.8% in July and 8.5% in the same period of 2005. In the EU of 25, it rose to 8.0%, unchanged from the previous month and down on the result of August 2005, when it stood at 8.7%. In August 2006, the lowest rates of unemployment were seen in Denmark (3.7%), the Netherlands (3.8%), Estonia (4.2%), Ireland (4.4%), Luxembourg and Austria (4.8% each). The highest rates of...

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