
(ANSA) - BELGRADE, MAY 2 - Eurostat reports that the eurozone's unemployment rate was 6.2% in March, unchanged from February, while the EU's rate was also stable at 5.8%. Italy is below the Eurozone average, at 6% (it was 5.9% in February). Eleven countries have a higher rate, among them France (7.3%). Other large countries include Germany at 3.5%, Spain at 10.9%, and Poland at 2.7%. Youth unemployment rose to 14.5% in the EU (from 14.6%) and 14.2% in the Eurozone (from 14.3%). In Italy, it has risen to 19% (from 17.3%), ranking seventh in the EU. Female unemployment in the Eurozone remained stable at 6.4%, while in the EU it stands at 6%. (ANSA).