European Unemployment Hits Record High

AP
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EU European Union unemployment Eurozone
EU European Union unemployment Eurozone



By Don Melvin


BRUSSELS (AP) -- Unemployment in the 17 EU countries that use the euro rose to 11.8 percent in November, as the number of jobless people in the region rose to 18.8 million, the highest figure since the single currency was founded in 1999.

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