The unemployment rate stood at 6.7% in the euro zone and 6.1% in the European Union (EU) in January, stable compared to December, but below the figures registered in the same month, Eurostat announced today.
In the euro zone, the unemployment rate fell to 6.7% in January, compared to 6.9% in the same month of 2022, having remained stable compared to the previous month.
In the EU, unemployment was 6.1% in the first month of the year, a rate that compares with the 6.3% of the same year, but without having registered a change compared to December 2022.
According to the European statistical service, in January there were 13,227 million unemployed in the EU, of which 11,288 in the euro zone.
Spain (13%) registered, in January, the highest unemployment rate among the Member States, followed by Italy (7.9%) and Cyprus (7.4%) and the lowest in the Czech Republic (2.5% ), Germany and Malta (3.0%). ).
In Portugal, unemployment was 7.1% in January.
Source: TSF
