BRUSSELS: Seasonally-adjusted employment rose by 0.1 percent in the 19-member euro area and by 0.3 percent the 28-member European Union (EU) during the first quarter of 2015, up from the previous quarter, official figures showed on Tuesday.
In the fourth quarter of 2014, employment also grew by 0.1 percent in the euro area and by 0.2 percent in the EU, according to national accounts estimates published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the EU.
Compared with the same quarter of the previous year, employment rose by 0.8 percent in the euro area and by 1.1 percent in the EU in the first quarter this year.
Among the member states, Latvia and Hungary recorded the biggest quarterly increases, followed by Estonia, Spain, the Czech Republic, Ireland, Portugal and Britain.
Decreases were registered in Greece and Malta, while employment was stable in Germany, France, Italy and The Netherlands.
