Eurozone unemployment falls slightly

Unemployment falls to 8.4%, but youth joblessness is much higher at 18%

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Unemployment in the eurozone fell slightly in October, the European Union’s official statistical agency Eurostat announced today (December 2).

Eurostat said the unemployment rate in the region declined to 8.4% in October from 8.5% in September. Over that month, the number of unemployed people declined by 86,000.

Unemployment among women decreased slightly to 8.9% from 9% over the same period, and remained stable at 8% for men.

The total number of unemployed people in the eurozone has

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