Brussels, 14/09/2009 (Agence Europe) - The number of persons employed in the euro area fell by 0.5% (702,000 persons) in the second quarter of 2009 compared with the previous quarter, according to national accounts estimates published by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities. In the same period, the number of persons employed in the EU27 decreased by 0.6% (1,443,000 persons). In the first quarter of 2009, employment declined by 0.7% in the euro area and by 0.8% in the...