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Wed 04 Apr 2003Euro-zone's jobless total rises in February
The euro-zone's jobless total moved higher in February, rising from 8.6 per cent to 8.7 per cent, according to seasonally adjusted data released yesterday.
The Republic recorded the fourth-lowest rate in the 12-state currency area, with 4.5 per cent of the labour force registered as unemployed in February. This rate, unchanged since January, compares with 2.8 per cent in Luxembourg, 3.4 per cent in the Netherlands and 4.2 per cent in Austria.
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