In January, Latvia’s unemployment rate stood at 6.9%, which was higher than the average levels in both the European Union (EU) and the eurozone, according to data published on Wednesday by the EU’s statistical office, Eurostat.
According to the data, higher unemployment rates among EU member states in January were recorded in Finland (10.2%), Spain (9.8%), Sweden (8.7%), France and Greece (both 7.7%), as well as Denmark (7.5%). In Lithuania, the unemployment rate was 6.4%, while in Estonia it stood at 6.3%.
The lowest unemployment rates in January were recorded in Poland and Bulgaria (both 3.1%),
the Czech Republic (3.2%), and Malta (3.4%).
Across the EU, the unemployment rate, based on seasonally adjusted data, was 5.8%, compared with 5.9% in December. In the eurozone, it decreased from 6.2% to 6.1%.
Eurostat data show that in December there were 12.928 million unemployed people across the EU, of whom 10.77 million were in eurozone countries.
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