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BLS.gov cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from BLS.gov.","Source: Eurostat, datasets jvs_q_nace2 and une_rt_m (EU27_2020), retrieved daily; latest value and the value a year earlier shown, unchanged.","Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0."]}