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Compared with the same quarter of the previous year, seasonally adjusted GDP rose by 1.2% in the euro area and by 1.4% in the EU28 in the third quarter of 2019, after also +1.2% and +1.4% respectively in the previous quarter.
GDP growth by Member State
Among Member States for which data are available for the third quarter of 2019, Poland (+1.3%), Hungary (+1.1%) and Estonia (+1.0%) recorded the highest growth compared with the previous quarter, followed by Bulgaria, Croatia and Slovenia (all +0.8%). The lowest growth was observed in Germany, Italy and Austria (all +0.1%).
Employment growth in the euro area and EU28
The number of persons employed increased by 0.1% in both the euro area and the EU28 in the third quarter of 2019 compared with the previous quarter. In the second quarter of 2019, employment increased by 0.2% in the euro area and 0.3% in the EU28.
Compared with the same quarter of the previous year, employment increased by 0.9% in the euro area and by 0.8% in the EU28 in the third quarter of 2019 (after +1.2% and +1.0% respectively in the second quarter of 2019).