Euro zone’s unemployment rate at 8.9%
Unemployment in the Euro zone rose from 8.8% in January to 8.9% in February, according to data released by European Union (EU) statistics agency Eurostat.
Eurostat adds that the unemployment rate in the 25 member states of the EU remained unchanged at 8.9% in February.
In February 2005,
Ireland (4.3%),
Luxembourg (4.4%),
Austria (4.6%), the
UK (4.6%) and the
Netherlands (4.7%) saw the lowest unemployment rates. On the other hand,
Poland (18.1%),
Slovakia (16.2%),
Greece (10.5%) and
Spain (10.3%) experienced the highest rates.