EC UNEMPLOYMENT FALLS SLIGHTLY IN FEBRUARY
European Community unemployment fell
slightly in February to just under 17 mln from 17.1 mln in
January, the EC statistic's agency Eurostat said.
    It said the fall came despite a bad winter in most of the
EC when seasonal factors could be expected to have had a more
adverse effect.
    However, the agency added, the long-term trend was
virtually unchanged stating that compared to February 1986 the
number of registered unemployed increased by 222,000.
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