In July, Latvia’s unemployment rate stood at 6.6%, higher than the European Union (EU) and euro area averages, according to data published on September 1 by the EU statistics office Eurostat.
Among EU member states, higher unemployment rates in July were recorded in Spain (10.4%), Finland (9.5%), Sweden (8.7%), Greece (8%), France (7.6%), Estonia (7.2%) and Lithuania (7.1%).
Meanwhile, the lowest unemployment rates in July were registered in Malta (2.6%), the Czech Republic (2.8%), Slovenia (2.9%), Poland (3.1%), as well as Bulgaria and Germany (both at 3.7%).
On average, seasonally adjusted unemployment in the EU declined from 6% in June to 5.9% in July, while in the euro area it decreased from 6.3% to 6.2%.
According to Eurostat, in July there were 13.025 million unemployed people across the EU, of whom 10.805 million were in the euro area countries. (BNN)