Malta registered a small drop in the jobless rate in August compared to July, according to Eurostat figures published today, one of only a few countries to do so.

The EU 27 unemployment rate in August was 9.1% compared to 9.0% in July and 7.0% in August last year.

The lowest unemployment was in the Netherlands (3.2%) and Austria (4.7%) while Spain and Latvia were at the other end of the scale on 18.9% and 18.3% respectively.

Malta was on 7.2% from 7.3% in July and 6.0% in July last year.

The figures show that all member states recorded an increase in unemployment over the year.

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