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European economy 3rd August 2023

Eurozone unemployment remains at record lows (6.4%)

Bankinter: The Unemployment Rate has come out better than expected and remained at historical lows, showing the strength of the labour market. Unemployment Rate (June): 6.4% vs 6.5% expected and 6.4% previous (revised from 6.5%). Assessment: June’s figure repeated May’s and remained at historic lows. Following last week’s European GDP and CPI data, employment figures continue to show the strength of the labour market. With inflation slowing and employment supporting…

In Europe 31st March 2015

Retail sales show improvement in Germany and Spain

The Corner | March 31, 2015 | German and Spanish retail sales have improved markedly compared with this time last year. Unemployment figures for the euro zone are expected to fall slightly, while results of EU inflation figures will be keenly monitored in the wake of the ECB’s sovereign bond purchasing programme, launched earlier this month.

In Europe 10th July 2014

Just 8 percent of Greece’s 1.27 mln registered unemployed receive benefits

ATHENS | Via Macropolis | One of the consequences of Greece’s crisis often overlooked is that the vast majority of the country’s unemployed do not receive benefits as they would in many European Union countries. In a report on Monday, Ta Nea newspaper visited this story and found that the numbers are even more alarming than most would imagine.

In Europe 30th December 2013

Germany Employment Rate Shows a Brighter EU Face

BERLIN | By Alberto Lozano | While the euro zone jobless rate reached 12.1 percent in October, Germany has promising news for itself: national labor market is expected to create about 180,000 jobs in 2014. Why is this happening?