Third quarter of 2017 compared with the second quarter of 2017- Employment up by 0.4% in the euro area and by 0.3% in the EU28- +1.7% and +1.8% respectively compared with the third quarter of 2016

Brussels, 13 December 2017

The number of persons employed increased by 0.4% in the euro area (EA19) and by 0.3% in the EU28 in the third quarter of 2017 compared with the previous quarter, according to national accounts estimates published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In the second quarter of 2017, employment increased by 0.4% in the euro area and by 0.5% in the EU28.These figures are seasonally adjusted.

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STAT/17/5265

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