Employment down by 0.2% in the euro area and stable in the EU27

euroindicators via Eurostat News releases

The number of persons employed decreased by 0.2% in the euro area (EA17) and remained stable in the EU27 in the first quarter of 2012 compared with the previous quarter, according to national accounts estimates published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.

In the fourth quarter of 2011, employment fell by 0.3% in the euro area and by 0.1% in the EU27.
These figures are seasonally adjusted.

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