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Euro area unemployment rate at 11.5%
The euro area1 (EA18) seasonally-adjusted2 unemployment rate3 was 11.5% in July 2014, stable compared with June 20144, but down from 11.9% in July 2013. The EU281 unemployment rate was 10.2% in July 2014, also stable compared with June 20144, but down from 10.9% in July 2013. These figures are published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. Eurostat estimates that 24.850 million men and women in the EU28, of whom 18.409 million were in the euro area, were unemployed in July 2014. Compared with June 2014, the number of persons unemployed decreased by 41 000 in the EU28 and remained nearly stable ... (full story)