Employment in the euro zone in the fourth quarter decreased by 0.2% qoq.

15 <P> Eurostat released preliminary data show that the fourth quarter of 2009, the euro zone is still a downward trend of employment, employment, compared with the previous quarter decreased by 0.2% year on year decrease of 2.0%. .</ P> <P> related to specific industries, manufacturing employment, decreased 1.1%, construction employment, decreased 0.4%, trade, transport and communication services sector employment, decreased 0.5%, only agriculture and other service industries .employment to achieve 0.5%, respectively, and 0.2% sequential growth. .</ P> <P> data also show that the fourth quarter of last year, EU-27 employment, decreased 0.3%, down 2.1%. .In addition, Eurostat estimates that fourth quarter of 2009, the EU population of 221 million total employment, which accounted for 144 million euro. .</ P> <P> look at the employment situation of the full year 2009, employment in the euro area and the EU have decreased by 1.8% in the euro area and the EU in 2008, employment increased by 0.9% and 0.7%. .</ P>.