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Unemployment in Bulgaria at lowest level since September 2009

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Eurostat has reported that unemployment in the 28 members of the European Union fell in October to the level of 7.5%. In Bulgaria in October inflation fell to 7.4 percent and reached its lowest level since September 2009, when it was also 7.4 percent. Youth unemployment fell to 14.5 percent from 14.9 percent in September and is far below the 20.7% registered a year ago.



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