31 January 2001, 14:23 Euro zone Dec unemployment 8.7 pct, unchanged from Nov, vs 9.6 yr earlier
BRUSSELS (AFX) - Unemployment in the euro zone stood at 8.7 pct in
December, unchanged from November and down from 9.6 pct a year earlier,
the EU statistics office Eurostat said.
The November figure was revised downwards to 8.7 pct from the 8.8
pct announced on Jan 3.
In the EU 15, the December unemployment rate was also unchanged
from November at 8.1 pct, but fell from 8.9 pct a year earlier, it
said.
The lowest December unemployment rates were posted in Austria at
3.3 pct, Ireland at 4.1 pct and Portugal at 4.3 pct, it said.
The highest rates were in Spain at 13.7 pct, followed by Finland
with 9.3 and France with 8.8, it said.
Denmark posted a 4.9 pct unemployment rate in December, Sweden 5.1
pct, Germany 8.1 pct and Belgium 8.3 pct.
No December data were available for Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, the
Netherlands and the UK.
The most important relative falls over the past 12 months were seen
in Sweden (down from 6.8 pct to 5.1), in Ireland (down from 5.1 pct to
4.1) and in France (down from 10.5 pct to 8.8)
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