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Euro area unemployment at 8.1%
In January 2021, the euro area seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 8.1%, stable compared with December 2020 and up from 7.4% in January 2020. The EU unemployment rate was 7.3% in January 2021, also stable compared with December 2020 and up from 6.6% in January 2020. These figures are published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. Eurostat estimates that 15.663 million men and women in the EU, of whom 13.282 million in the euro area, were unemployed in January 2021. Compared with December 2020, the number of persons unemployed increased by 29 000 in the EU and by 8 000 in the euro area. ... (full story)