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Eurozone Unemployment at Record Low

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MNI (London)

EZ JAN UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 6.8%; DEC 7.0%

  • Eurozone joblessness hit a new record low in January, falling to 6.8% from 7.0% in December.
  • Analysts expected a more shallow drop, to 6.9%.
  • This data follows yesterday's German labour market data, which also saw recovery outpace expectations.
  • Despite the record fall, recent ECB rhetoric has indicated no signs of a tighter jobs market feeding into higher wage expectations.
  • Formerly stubbornly-high youth unemployment also improved, falling to 13.9% in January from 14.2% in December.

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