AMSTERDAM (AFX) - Unemployment in the three-month period from March to May averaged 5.8 pct of the working population, down from 6.8 pct in the same period a year earlier, the Central Bureau for Statistics said.
The number of jobless totaled 430,000, down 71,000 from a year earlier. Compared with the period February to April, the number of jobless was down 10,000 at 418,000 after correcting for seasonal effects. amsterdam@afxnews.com ls/jlw COPYRIGHT Copyright AFX News Limited 2005. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of AFX News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of AFX News. AFX News and AFX Financial News Logo are registered trademarks of AFX News Limited
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