News Tag: 10-year high
October 1, 2009
The unemployment rate in the euro zone hit 9.6% in August - the highest in over a decade after the number of jobless rose by 165,000 during the month, bringing the total jobless number using the single currency bloc to 15.17 million.
The 10-year high comes despite the fact that many euro zone economies emerged from recession in the second quarter after ...
Euro zone unemployment rate hits 9.6%
by Kay Murchie
July 2, 2009
Figures from the Eurostat agency have revealed that the unemployment rate in the 16-nations that share the European single currency rose from 9.3% in April to 9.5% in May - the highest rate since 1999.
Economists had forecast a rise to 9.4%.
According to Eurostat, 15 million people were out of work in May, up by 273,000 from the ...
Euro zone unemployment rate hits 10-year high of 9.5%
by Kay Murchie
June 2, 2009
The European Union statistics office has today revealed that euro zone unemployment has hit a 10-year high as the 16-member nation grapples with recession.
The latest figures take the unemployment rate to 9.2% in April, up from 8.9% in March.
Almost 400,000 more people lost their jobs, taking the number of people out of work to 14.579 million - the highest level ...
Euro zone unemployment rate up to 9.2%
by Kay Murchie
