12/09/2008 (Agence Europe) - The number of people in employment in the euro area rose by 0.2% (283,000 persons) in the second quarter of 2008 compared with the previous quarter, according to national accounts estimates published by Eurostat, on Friday 12 September. In the EU27, the number of people in employment also grew by 0.2% (401 000 persons). In the first quarter of 2008, growth rates were +0.3% in both zones. Compared with the same quarter of the previous year, employment grew by 1.2%...