The number of employees broke a record in the EU and in the euro area again

In July-September, the number of employees in the European Union and the euro area has risen to a new record for the third consecutive quarter, indicating that the labor market is under increasing economic growth.

According to the seasonal adjusted data of the EU’s Statistical Office (Eurostat), 236.3 million employees worked in the European Union in the third quarter of this year, of which 156.3 million worked in the euro area. There have never been so many people were working ever in the EU and in the euro area. (MTI)