Eurostat released its employment growth data for the Eurozone on Tuesday. Eurozone's employment increased by 0.3% in the third quarter, exceeding expectations for a 0.2% gain, after a 0.4% rise in the second quarter. The second quarter's figure was revised up from a 0.3% gain.
Main contributors were Estonia (+2.1%), Ireland, Spain, Luxembourg and the United Kingdom (all +0.6%).
On a yearly basis, employment in the Eurozone increased by 1.1% in the third quarter, after a 1.0% gain in the second quarter. The second quarter's figure was revised up from a 0.8% rise.