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Unemployment rates in the Euro Area

The euro area (EA17) seasonally-adjusted unemployment
rate was 12.0% in August 2013, stable compared with July. The EU28 unemployment
rate was 10.9%, also stable compared with July. In both zones, rates have risen
compared with August 2012, when they were 11.5% and 10.6% respectively. These
figures are published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.

In August 2013, 26.595 million men and women
were unemployed in the EU28, of whom 19.178 million were in the euro area.
Compared with July 2013, the number of persons unemployed remained nearly
stable in both the EU28 and the euro area. Compared with August 2012,
unemployment rose by 882 000 in the EU28 and by 895 000 in the euro area.

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