According to Eurostat, the seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was at 8,3% in January 2006 in the Euro-zone. It is unchanged compared to December 2005 and has decreased compared to January 2OO5 (8,8%). In the EU 25, the unemployment rate was at 8,5% in January 2006, unchanged compared to December 2006 and it has decreased since January 2005 (8,9%). (Ref. 06200)
In January 2006, unemployment rates were the lowest in Ireland (4.3%), Denmark (4.4%), the Netherlands (4.6%), the United Kingdom (5.0% in November) and Austria (5.2%). The highest rates were registered in Poland (17.2%), Slovakia (15.8%), Greece (10.1% in the third quarter 2005), France (9.2%) and Germany (9.1%).
Most of the EU members registered a decrease of unemployment in one year (sixteen of them), six had an increase and two countries are stable. The largest decreases were observed in...
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