India, July 31 -- The euro area unemployment rate remained stable in June despite slowing economic growth and challenging global trade situation, official data revealed on Thursday.
The jobless rate came in at seasonally adjusted 6.2 percent, the same rate as seen in May and down from 6.4 percent in the same period last year, Eurostat said Thursday.
The number of people out of work decreased by 62,000 from May and fell 293,000 from the last year. About 10.7 million people were unemployed in June.
The youth unemployment rate continued to remain elevated in June. The jobless rate among people aged below 25 was 14.1 percent, down from 14.3 percent in the previous month.
The overall unemployment rate in the EU27 was stable in June, at 5.9 p...