Eurostat reported that the unemployment rate in the 15 member states of the European Union in June rose to 7.7 per cent (13.6 million) compared with 7.6 per cent in May, the Malta EU Information Centre said.

In Malta, latest statistics of the Employment and Training Corporation show that unemployment stood at 7,121 in June.

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