Brussels: The EU and the eurozone's unemployment rates were stable for three consecutive months in October, according to Eurostat on Monday. The unemployment rates of the EU and the eurozone were at 5.9% and 6.3%, respectively, in October, the data showed. According to Anadolu Agency, the number of unemployed people totaled 12.9 million in the EU, with 10.8 million of these individuals residing in the eurozone in October. The EU saw a decline in unemployment by 70,000 people from the previous month, with 3,000 of this decrease occurring in the euro area. Eurostat recorded 2.9 million unemployed young people below the age of 25 in the EU, marking a decrease of 17,000 on a monthly basis. However, the eurozone accounted for 2.4 million of the number of unemployed young people, an increase of 35,000 people. The EU's youth unemployment rate fell slightly from 15.3% in September to 15.2% in October. In contrast, the youth unemployment rate in the euro area showed a minor rise from 14.9% to 15% over the same peri od. The eurozone, also known as the euro area or EA19, consists of member states that use the bloc's single currency, the euro, while the EU27 encompasses all member countries.