Spain noted, along with Cyprus, the largest increase in its unemployment rate in the entire European Union (EU) during March compared to February, as it grew 9 tenths of a percentage point and went from 13.6% to 14.5%, As reported on Thursday by the Community Statistical Office, Eurostat.
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In the euro area as a whole, the unemployment rate increased by one tenth of a percentage, from 7.3% in February to 7.4% in March, while in the Twenty-seven it also increased by one tenth and went from 6.5% to 6 , 6%.
