17/06/2009 (Agence Europe) - According to initial estimates published by Eurostat on Wednesday 17 June 2009, the number of persons employed in the eurozone fell by 0.8% (1,220,000) in the first quarter of 2009 compared with the previous quarter, when it fell by 0.4%. In the EU27, employment also fell by 0.8% (1,916,000) compared with a 0.3% fall in Q408. Compared with the first quarter of 2008, employment declined by 1.2% in both zones in the first quarter of 2009. Eurostat estimates that in...