EU UNEMPLOYMENT RATE STICKS AT 8.3% IN OCTOBER.

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The euro-zone's seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate stood at 8.3% in October 2005, the same as in September (it was a good half point higher at 8.8% in October 2004). The EU jobless rate was 8.5% in October 2005, unchanged on September (it was 9.0% in October 2004), Eurostat said on December 1. In October this year, the lowest rates were registered in Ireland (4.3%), the United Kingdom (4.6% in August), Denmark (4.7% in September), the Netherlands (4.7%) and Austria (5.3%). Unemployment rates were highest in Poland (17.6%), Slovakia...