In November, the unemployment rate in Latvia was 6.6%, and it was higher than the average in the European Union (EU) and the eurozone, according to the data of the EU statistical office “Eurostat”, published on Tuesday.
According to these data, the highest unemployment rate among EU member states in November was in Spain (11.9%), Greece (9.4%), Sweden (7.9%), Italy (7.5%), Finland (7.4%). ) and France (7.3%).
On the other hand, the lowest unemployment rate in November was registered in the Czech Republic (2.4%), Malta (2.5%), Poland (2.8%) and Germany (3.1%). In Estonia, the unemployment rate was 6.1%, while in Lithuania it was 6.5%.
Average unemployment in the EU, according to seasonally adjusted data, was at the level of 5.9% in November, while it was 6.4% on average in the eurozone member states.
“Eurostat” data show that in November 12.954 million people were unemployed in the bloc, of which 10.97 million were unemployed in the eurozone countries.
2024-01-09 19:27:31
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