European Community unemployment fell slightly in February to just under 17 mln from 17.1 mln in January the EC statistics 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 222000.
EC UNEMPLOYMENT FALLS SLIGHTLY IN FEBRUARY