Unemployment

Latvia’s unemployment
highest in EU
RIGA — Latvia has overtaken Spain for the dubious distinction of the highest unemployment in the European Union, according to the latest data from Eurostat.
The EU statistics agency announced Friday that in September unemployment in Latvia hit 19.7 percent, surpassing the 19.3 percent in Spain, which in recent months has had the highest rate of joblessness in the bloc. Nearly every fifth working-age person is unemployed in Latvia.
The highest level of joblessness was 28.1 percent in Rezekne region, while the lowest was in Tukums at 9 percent, according to the agency. …