Unemployment drops in the European Union. According to Eurostat figures, unemployment decreased in June, to 7,8% in the euro zone and 8,1% in EU 25. (Ref. 06783)
In June 2006, the lowest rates were registered in the Netherlands (3.8%), Denmark (3.9%), Ireland (4.4%), and Luxembourg (4.7%). Unemployment rates were highest in Poland (16.0%), Slovakia (15.1%), Greece (9.6% in the fourth quarter 2005), France (8.7%), and Malta (8.5%). Amongst the Member States, seventeen recorded a fall in their unemployment rate over a year and seven reported an increase. The largest relative falls were observed in Estonia (8.0% to 4.9%), Lithuania (8.4% to 5.4%), Denmark
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