Eurozone jobless down for first time in 2 years, By Pan Pylas (AP), July 31, 2013, USA Today: “Further evidence emerged Wednesday that the eurozone economy is on the mend after struggling with a recession that’s seen unemployment edge toward the 20 million mark. Figures from Eurostat, the EU’s statistics office, showed that the number of unemployed across the 17 European Union countries that use the euro fell by 24,000 in June to 19.27 million. That’s the first fall since April 2011 and adds to the weight of recent evidence that suggests the recession in the eurozone has — or is about to — come to an end…”
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