FinFacts: Euro-zone unemployment down to 8.2%; EU25 unchanged at 8.5%; Ireland's rate lowest at 4.3%

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Euro-zone1 seasonally-adjusted unemployment stood at 8.2% in February 2006, compared to 8.3% in January3. It was 8.8% in February 2005. The EU25 unemployment rate was 8.5% in February 2006, unchanged compared to January3. It was 8.9% in February 2005. In February 2006, the lowest rates were registered in Ireland (4.3%), Denmark and the Netherlands (both 4.4%), the United Kingdom (4.9% in December) and Austria (5.1%). Unemployment rates were highest in Poland (17.0%), Slovakia (15.8%), Greece (9.6% in the fourth quarter 2005), France (9.1%) and Germany5 (8.9%).