Unemployment in euro area stable at 6.4% in August: Eurostat

(ANSA) - BELGRADE, OCT 2 - Eurostat reported today that the eurozone's unemployment rate was 6.4% in August 2024, remaining stable from July. In the EU, it decreased to 5.9% from 6% in July. Spain (11.3%) and Greece (9.5%) showed higher values, while Poland (2.9%) and Malta (3%) had the lowest. Italy's 6.2% is lower than the Eurozone average. Youth unemployment has risen to 14.3% in the EU (from 14.5%) and 14.1% in the Eurozone (from 14.2%). (ANSA).