Unemployment rate in the eurozone drops to 8.9%

The rate of unemployment in the 19-nation currency bloc dropped to 8.9% in September, dipping below 9% for the first time since the first quarter of 2009.

Eurozone seasonally-adjusted unemployment fell to 8.9% in September from 9% in August, and was down from 9.9% in September 2016. Among the rates of unemployment in the eurozone, Germany's was the lowest at 3.6%.

In the wider European Union, the rate of unemployment held at 7.5% in September, with the Czech Republic's rate the lowest at 2.7%.

Charts courtesy of Eurostat

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