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Updated · kiprinform.com · Jun 12

Cyprus Employment Rate Rises 0.4% in Q1 2026 as EU Rate Edges Up to 76.3%

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Updated · kiprinform.com · Jun 12

Cyprus Employment Rate Rises 0.4% in Q1 2026 as EU Rate Edges Up to 76.3%

2 articles · Updated · kiprinform.com · Jun 12

Cyprus posted a 0.4% quarter-on-quarter rise in employment in Q1 2026, putting it among the EU’s strongest performers alongside Belgium, Lithuania, Slovakia and Sweden.
Eurostat said only Italy did better, with a 0.5% increase, while the overall EU employment rate for people aged 20 to 64 inched up to 76.3% from 76.2% in Q4 2025.
Employment rates improved in 11 member states and were unchanged in six, showing gains were not broad-based across the bloc.
Latvia recorded the steepest drop at 0.8%, followed by Ireland at 0.7%, while EU labour market slack eased slightly to 10.9% of the extended labour force.

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kiprinform.com1d ago

Cyprus Employment Rate Rises 0.4% in Q1 2026, Among Top EU Performers

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