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Unemployment rate in Bulgaria hits 8-year low

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Eurostat registered stabilization of the EU unemployment rate at 7.8% in May. At the same time a decline of unemployment down to 6% was registered for Bulgaria, or the lowest level in 8 years. The country was ranked 11th in the EU among all EU member-states under this index. The level of unemployment also remained unchanged at 9.7% /the lowest level since March 2009/. A total of 19,115 mln. Europeans were jobless in May, 15,034 mln. of those in the Eurozone.




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