Eurostat/Euro area unemployment at 8.8%, October 2017/30 November 2017
The euro area (EA19) seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 8.8% in October 2017, down from 8.9% in September 2017 and from 9.8% in October 2016. This is the lowest rate recorded in the euro area since January 2009. The EU28 unemployment rate was 7.4% in October 2017, down from 7.5% in September 2017 and from 8.3% in October 2016. This is the lowest rate recorded in the EU28 since November 2008. These figures are published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.
Relevant Posts
- European Commission, (2017), «Employment: Report confirms effectiveness of EU Globalisation Fund», Europa.eu, 31 October
- Edmund S. Phelps, (2017), «Nothing Natural About the Natural Rate of Unemployment», Project Syndicate, 2 November