Euro zone’s unemployment rate up to 8.9%
Unemployment in the Euro zone from 8.8% in February to 8.9% in March, according to data released by European Union (EU) statistics agency Eurostat.
Eurostat adds that unemployment rate in the 25 member states of the EU remained unchanged at 8.9% in March.
In March 2005,
Ireland (4.3%),
Luxembourg (4.5%),
Austria (4.6%), the
UK (4.7%) and
Denmark (4.9%) saw the lowest unemployment rates. On the other hand,
Poland (18.1%),
Slovakia (15.9%),
Greece (10.2%) and
Spain (10.2%) experienced the highest rates.