Brussels, 24/07/2008 (Agence Europe) - In 2007, 218.5 million resident persons in the EU27 aged 15 years or more had a job or a business activity, according to a survey published by Eurostat on Tuesday 22 July.
Findings indicate that the total employment rate for people aged 15-64 was 65.4% in 2007, compared with 62.1% in 20002 and 64.5% in 2006. It was above 70% in Denmark (77.1%), the Netherlands (76.0%), Sweden (74.2%), Austria (71.4%), the United Kingdom (71.3%), Cyprus (71.0%) and...