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Eurozone unemployment rate at record high
Source: BBC
The rate of unemployment in the eurozone has hit a record high of 12%, official figures have shown.
The number of people unemployed in the 17 member states rose by 33,000 during February, to hit 19.07 million, the statistics agency Eurostat said.
The highest jobless rates were 26.4% in Greece, although this figure was from December, and 26.3% in Spain.
Separately, figures confirmed a deterioration in the eurozone's manufacturing sector in March.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22000996
