In June 2021, the euro area seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 7.7%, down from 8.0% in May 2021 and from 8.0% in June 2020.
Statistics
In 2020, 129.630 children (persons under 18 years old) lodged a first-time application for asylum in the EU which corresponds to 31% of the total number of first-time asylum applications recorded i
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Eurostat, 26 July 2021
In 2020, the number of actual hours worked in the main job in the EU decreased by 12.0% when compared with 2019.
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Eurostat, 23 July 2021
Cycling promotes personal health and well-being; it is economical and to the extent that it can replace the use of private cars, helps reducing air pollution.
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Eurostat, 20 July 2021
In 2020, the number of housing transactions decreased in several EU countries compared to 2019 despite a continued upwards trend in house prices.
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Eurostat, 12 July 2021
Rents and house prices in the EU have continued their steady increase in the first quarter of 2021, going up by 0.4 % and 2.2 %, respectively, compared to the fourth quarter 2020.
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Eurostat, 8 July 2021
In 2020, national expenditure on environmental protection (NEEP) of the EU Member States amounted to €273 billion. Rising on average by over 2% each year, NEEP increased by 40% since 2006.
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Eurostat, 7 July 2021
In 2020, the year of the COVID-19 outbreak, the median employment income of the working age population (18-64) in the EU decreased by 7% compared with 2019.
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Eurostat, 5 July 2021
In May 2021, the euro area annual inflation rate was 2.0%, up from 1.6% in April, while the European Union (EU) annual inflation was 2.3% in May 2021, up from 2.0% in April.
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Eurostat, 28 Ιουνίου 2021