The number of persons employed in the European Union in the last quarter of 2009 fell by 0.3% (583,000) compared to the previous quarter, the jobless rate showing slight improvement, according to data provided by Eurostat.
In the third quarter of 2009, the number of employed persons dropped by 0.5% (1.02 million).
In the euro area, the number of employed persons decreased in October-December period, by seasonally adjusted 0.2% (347,000) from the previous quarter according to national accounts estimates published by the statistical office of the European Union.
Falls in unemployment were observed in manufacturing – 1% in EU, and 1.1% in the euro area, construction - 0.7% in EU and 0.4% in the euro area.
Agriculture increased by 0.5% and 0.1% respectively, and other services (which mainly includes public administration, health and education) grew by 0.2% in both zones. Financial services & business activities grew by 0.1% in the European Union but decreased by 0.1% in the euro area.
Compared with the same quarter of the previous year, employment fell by 2.1% in the European Union and by 2.0% in the euro area in the fourth quarter of 2009. Eurostat estimates that, in the fourth quarter of 2009, 221.1 million men and women were employed in the 27-nation bloc, of which 144.3 million were in the euro area.
Over the whole of 2009, employment decreased by 1.8% (2 721 000 persons) in the euro area and also by 1.8% (4 021 000 persons) in the EU27, compared with an increase of 0.9% and 0.7% respectively in 2008.
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