Eurozone jobless rate hits 10-year high

Article reports that Eurozone unemployment has leapt April 2009 to the highest for a decade, highlighting how the continent’s deep recession is taking an increasingly severe toll on the labour market.

BBC News, 2.6.09: Euro unemployment at decade high http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8078655.stm

Eurostat: Press Release: STAT/09/79: April 2009, Euro area unemployment up to 9.2%, EU27 up to 8.6% http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=STAT/09/79&format=DOC&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

France24, 2.6.09: Eurozone unemployment hits 10-year high at 9.2% http://www.france24.com/en/20090602-euro-zone-unemployment-10-year-high-europe-economic-crisis

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