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MNI: EUROZONE DATA: Unemployment Rate (Mar 2019) Review
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- The Eurozone unemployment (UE) rate unexpectedly declined to 7.7% in Mar from
7.8% in Feb 
- Markets had been looking for the rate to hold steady given recent survey
evidence pointing to some moderation in firms' hiring intentions
- The UE rate now stands at its lowest since Sep 2008
- Among member states, the lowest Mar UE rates were recorded in Germany (3.2%),
the Netherlands (3.3%) and Malta (3.5%)...
- ... while the highest were observed in Greece (18.5% in Jan 2019), Spain
(14.0%) and Italy (10.2%)
- On the year, unemployment rates have fallen across all member states
- The labour market has remained a pillar of strength amid the wider slowdown in
Eurozone growth

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