Unemployment across the EU is slightly down with Ireland having the lowest figures and Poland the highest according to latest results released in March.
The number of people out of work in the 12-nation euro zone was stable in January at 8.8% of the workforce, the EU statistics agency Eurostat stated.
Eurostat also revised the 12-month rate for December down from a previously reported 8.9%.
In the 25-member EU, unemployment edged down to 8.8% in January from 8.9% in December, and from 9.1% in January 2004.
The highest rates were in Poland (18.2%), Slovakia (16.5%), Greece (10.5%) and Spain (10.3%). The lowest figures were for Ireland (4.3%), Luxembourg (4.4%) and Austria (4.5%).
By: N. Peter Kramer
