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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9715

1 August 2008
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/economy

31/07/2008 (Agence Europe) - In June 2008, unemployment in the eurozone reached 7.3%, unchanged on May 2008 and slightly down on June 2007 (when it stood at 7.4%). In the EU27, unemployment stood at 6.8% in June 2008, also unchanged on the previous month and down compared with June 2007 (when it stood at 7.1%). The lowest unemployment rates were recorded in Denmark (2.6%) and the Netherlands (2.8%) and the highest in Spain (10.7%) and Slovakia (10.5%). Compared with the previous year,...