Eurostat released its employment growth data for the Eurozone on Tuesday. Eurozone's employment increased by 0.3% in the fourth quarter, exceeding expectations for a 0.2% gain, after a 0.3% rise in the third quarter.

Main contributors were Malta (+1.7%), Spain, Luxembourg and Portugal (all +0.7%).

On a yearly basis, employment in the Eurozone increased by 1.2% in the fourth quarter, after a 1.1% gain in the third quarter.