Jobless rate in Euro zone stable at 8.9%

Jobless rate in Euro zone stable at 8.9%

The unemployment rate in Euro zone was stable at 8.9% in September compared to August, the statistics office Eurostat reported today. The jobless rate was also 8.9% in September 2003. In the 25 member states of European Union, the unemployment rate was recorded as 9% in the mentioned period, unchanged compared to August and down 0.1 percentage points from September 2003. The highest unemployment rates in September were registered in Poland with 18.7%, Slovakia with 18% and Spain with 10.6%. The lowest level of unemployment rate was recorded in Luxembourg with 4.3%, Ireland with 4.4% and Austria with 4.5%. The unemployment rate in Germany, the largest EU economy, was stable at 9.9% in September.