Brussels, 19/05/2008 (Agence Europe) - During the fourth quarter of 2007, total employment increased by 3.3 million from a year earlier to reach 224.5 million, while unemployment had dropped to 16.1 million by the first quarter of 2008. However, quarterly employment growth halved in the last quarter of 2007 after the strong performance at the beginning of the year, and recent forecasts suggest that the unemployment rate may well bottom out in 2008. These are the main conclusions in a...