Unemployment in Malta grew by 0.1 per cent  in July, but the level of unemployment was still among the lowest in EU member states, figures issued in Brussels today show.

According to Eurostat, Malta’s unemployment rate in July stood at 6.3 per cent, 0.1 per cent higher than the previous month but 0.6 per cent better than in July 2010.

Compared to the rest of the euro area, Malta’s unemployment rate in July was 3.7 per cent lower than that registered in the euro area (10 per cent). Malta’s unemployment rate is currently the fifth lowest in the EU.

According to Eurostat, compared with a year ago, the unemployment rate fell in 16 member states and increased in 11. The steepest falls were observed in Estonia (17.9 to 12.8 per cent), Latvia (19.9 to 16.2 per cent) and Lithuania (18.2 to 15.6 per cent). The highest increases were registered in Greece (11 to 15 per cent), Bulgaria (10 to 11.5 per cent) and Slovenia (7.2 to 8.4 per cent).

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