7/2/12, "Eurozone unemployment rises to fresh record high in May," BBC
"Unemployment in the eurozone hit 11.1% in May while the downturn in its manufacturing sector continued, according to official statistics.
A total of 17.56m people are now out of work marking the highest level since records began in 1995, according to EU statistics body Eurostat.
Meanwhile, the manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), compiled by Markit, was stuck at 45.1 in June. Any reading below 50 indicates contraction....
Joblessness in the eurozone has risen for the past 14 months.
In Spain, which has the highest unemployment rate in the 17-bloc nation, one in four people is now out of work."...
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