Euro bloc jobs at a record high

Eurozone industrial output grew in April and employment rose in the first quarter of the year to reach a record high, new data shows, in fresh signs of healthy growth of the bloc’s economy.

The EU’s statistics office Eurostat said industrial production in the 19-country single currency bloc rose by 0.5% from March, in line with market expectations.

Year-on-year output in April output went up 1.4%, slightly higher than market forecasts of a 1.3% rise.