Stable inflation, unemployment slightly decreasing. The figures published today by Eurostat certify that the yearly inflation rate is stable at 1.9% as of January 2007, the same figure as that of December 2006. The survey covers the 13 countries, which are members of the euro-zone, i.e. Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia and Spain. In the same states, however, the unemployment rate was 7.5% last December, slightly less than the 7.6% of one month earlier. In December 2005, this figure was 8.5%. But the situation in each country is different: the lowest unemployment rates are in Denmark (3.2%), the Netherlands (3.6%), Estonia (4.3%) and Ireland (4.4%). The highest unemployment rates are in Poland (12.8%), Slovakia (12.0%), Greece (8.7%), Spain and France (8.5%). Eurostat also found that "the unemployment rates for men has decreased from 7.1 to 6.3% within the euro-zone", while that of women "has dropped from 9.9 to 9.0%". However, the job market confirms the young have problems finding employment: "the unemployment rate for people aged under 25 within the euro-zone is 15.9%". According to Eurostat, "the total number of unemployed people within the euro-zone is now over 11 million", and up to 16.6 million in the 25-member EU. ” ”