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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9672

31 May 2008
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/economy
Unemployment rate unchanged in April

Brussels, 30/05/2008 (Agence Europe) - The eurozone unemployment rate reached 7.1% in April 2008, unchanged compared to March and down compared to the same period in 2007, when it was 7.5%. In the EU27, the unemployment rate was 6.7% in April 2008, also unchanged compared to March. It was 7.2% in April 2007. The lowest unemployment rates were recorded in Denmark (2.7%) and the Netherlands (2.8%). The highest were in Slovakia (10.0%) and Spain (9.6%). Twenty-four member states recorded a fall...

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