In Q4 2009, the number of persons in employment (seasonally adjusted) in the EU-27 fell to 220.8 million, 0.3 % less (-0.7 million) than in Q3 2009 according to labour market analysis by Eurostat, the European Union’s statistics office. The fall in the fourth quarter was the sixth quarter-on-quarter reduction in a row. Since the peak reached in Q2 2008, employment has fallen by 6.0 million persons.
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