The unemployment rate in the eurozone fell to 9.1% in June, its lowest level since February 2009, according to Eurostat.
It had dropped back below the symbolic threshold of 10.0% in September 2016, according to Eurostat.
It has been steadily declining since.
However, this steady decrease masks disparities among the 19 countries that have adopted the single currency.
In France, unemployment remained unchanged at 9.6% in June, the same as in April.
Unemployment rates are very low in Germany (3.8%), the Czech Republic (2.9%), and Malta (4.1%), but remain high in Greece (21.7% in April, the latest available figure) as well as in Spain (17.1%).
Driven by the recovery, this decline is widespread across all countries. And it should continue in the coming months.
After years of sluggish growth and mass unemployment, will the eurozone finally reconnect with full employment?
