Good news on EU unemployment …
The jobless numbers are steadily falling. In the fourth quarter of last year, employment increased by 1.2 percent in the eurozone and by 1 percent in the EU28 compared to the same period in 2014, according to Eurostat. On a quarter-by-quarter basis, Malta and Croatia led the way in adding jobs, while Estonia and the U.K. were among the biggest losers. The full stats are here, sparing you the multiple clicks required by Eurostat to get to the numbers,
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Other figures are up also: The European fertility rate is growing, but it’s not yet at the levels required to avoid a reduction in population. It was 1.58 live births per woman in 2014, up from 1.46 at the turn of the century but well below the 2.1 babies per mother required to keep the population constant, according to Eurostat. France was the most prolific country with around two kids per woman, while Portugal was at the bottom with 1.23.
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