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Eurozone Unemployment Rate Holds Steady at 6.4% in August

  • The number of people unemployed fell by 94 thousand after declining by 114 thousand in July.
  • Compared with August 2023, the number of unemployed fell by 233 thousand, improving from a 190 thousand drop in July.
  • Spain remained at the top of the unemployment chart, with an unemployment rate of 11.3% in August, down from 11.5% in July.
  • Notably, France had an unemployment rate of 7.5% in August (July: 7.5%), while Germany’s unemployment rate stood at 3.5% (July: 3.5%).
  • Malta had the lowest unemployment rate among the Euro area nations, standing at 3.0%.

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