Eurozone unemployment rises to 8.0% in December; Netherlands at 2.7%; Spain 14.4% and Ireland 8.2%
Jan 30th, 2009 | By Finfacts Ireland Business & Finance Portal | Category: News worldwide
The Eurozone (EA15) seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 8.0% in December 2008, compared with 7.9% in November. It was 7.2% in December 2007. The EU271 unemployment rate was 7.4% in December 2008, compared with 7.3% in November3. It was 6.8% in December 2007. Among the Member States, the lowest unemployment rates were recorded in the Netherlands (2.7%) and Austria (3.9%), and the highest in Spain (14.4%) and Latvia (10.4%) and Ireland (8.2%).