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LJUBLJANA, Oct 16, 2007 (AFP) - The Slovenian unemployment rate fell to 7.4 percent in August from 7.6 percent in July, the Slovenian Statistics Office said Tuesday.

The August outcome compared with the year-earlier 9.1 percent, the office said in a statement.

The number of unemployed in August stood at 68,539 out of a total workforce of 923,124, compared with 70,134 in July and 83,056 in August 2006.
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