Brussels, 13/06/2008 (Agence Europe) - According to provisional figures published on Friday 13 June, the number of persons employed in the euro area rose by 0.3% (446,000 persons) in the first quarter of 2008 compared with the previous quarter. In the same period, the number of persons employed in the EU27 also grew by 0.3% (753,000 persons). In the fourth quarter of 2007, growth rates were +0.3% in both zones. Compared with the first quarter of 2007, employment grew by 1.6% in both the euro...