Eurozone: Unemployment at 12.1 Percent

Politics ♦ Published: August 30, 2013; 12:46 ♦ (Vindobona)

A total number of 26.7 million persons in the European Union are unemployed, according to estimates by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union,

Eurozone: Unemployment at 12.1 Percent / Picture: © Vindobona.org

The unemployment rate in the Eurozone remains unchanged compared to the previous month at a record high of 12.1 percent. According to Eurostat’s releases on Friday, the unemployment rate in the European Union remained stable at 11.0 percent. Eurostat estimates that in July a total number of 26.7 million persons were unemployed.

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