Euro zone Q2 employment revised to +1.3% y/y

Sept 7 (Reuters) – Euro zone employment rose by 0.2% quarter-on-quarter and rose by 1.3% year-on-year in the second quarter, the European Union statistics office said on Thursday, confirming its earlier estimate for the quarter-on-quarter figure and revising its earlier estimate for the year-on-year figure.

According to a Reuters poll, employment had been expected to rise 0.2% quarter-on-quarter and rise 1.5% year-on-year.

Growth rates of employment in persons

Percentage change compared to the previous quarterPercentage change compared to the same quarter of the previous year
2022Q32022Q42023Q12023Q22022Q32022Q42023Q12023Q2
Euro area0.30.30.50.21.91.61.61.3
EU0.20.30.40.11.61.31.51.1

For Eurostat release, click on:

https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/main/news/euro-indicators

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