The unemployment rate in Latvia was 6.6% in July, 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 Thursday.
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According to these data, the highest unemployment rate among EU member states in July was in Spain (11.6%), Greece (10.8%), Italy (7.6%), France (7.4%), Sweden (7.3%). ) and in Estonia (7.2%).
On the other hand, the lowest unemployment rate in July was registered in Malta (2.5%), the Czech Republic (2.7%), Poland (2.8%) and Germany (2.9%). In Lithuania, the unemployment rate was 6.4%.
In the EU, according to seasonally adjusted data, unemployment on average was at the level of 5.9% in July, while it was 6.4% on average in the eurozone member states.
“Eurostat” data show that in July 12.928 million people were unemployed in the bloc, of which 10.944 million were unemployed in the eurozone countries.
2023-09-01 03:02:00
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