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Latest data shows that the EU unemployment rate further declined to 5.8% in the first quarter of 2026 (January), beating the previous reading of 5.9% and setting a new record low. Despite slowing economic growth momentum, the labor market continues to exhibit high resilience, benefiting from structural labor shortages triggered by the retirement of post-war baby boomers. This has also become a key indicator for the European Central Bank (ECB) in assessing the risk of a wage-price spiral.

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