April 30 - The European Union's statistics office Eurostat released the following data on Tuesday on unemployment in the 19 countries sharing the euro: Unemployed as percentage of labour force (seasonally adjusted): Rates (%) March 18 Dec 19 Jan 19 Feb 19 March 19 EA19 8.5 7.9 7.8 7.8 7.7 EU28 7.0 6.6 6.5 6.5 6.4 NOTE - Reuters poll consensus was for a euro zone unemployment rate of 7.8 percent in March. For Eurostat release, click on: here