Employment in Cyprus fell in the second quarter of 2014, but the drop was smaller than that of the first quarter of the year, Eurostat data released on Friday show.
According to the data on the second quarter of the year, employment in Cyprus was down by 0.1% in relation to the previous quarter, compared to 1.2% at the first quarter in relation to the last quarter of 2013.
Compared to the second quarter of 2013, the drop recorded in employment in Cyprus at the second quarter of 2014 was 1.4%.
Employment grew by 0.4% in the euro area and by 0.7% in the EU28 in the second quarter of 2014 compared with the same quarter of 2013.
