Eurozone unemployment hits new record in May

Joblessness across the 17 nations using the euro hit another record in May after a revision of data for the previous months, the EU statistics agency, Eurostat, reported on Monday.

There is no sign yet of an end to swelling jobless ranks in the euro area, fresh figures from the European Union's statistics agency have indicated. The situation remains particularly alarming in the south.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background Information: Eurozone unemployment reaches new record high in April http://www.europeansources.info/record/eurozone-unemployment-reaches-new-record-high-in-april/

ESO: Background Information: Unions and businesses join forces on youth unemployment http://www.europeansources.info/record/unions-and-businesses-join-forces-on-youth-unemployment/

EurActiv, 02.07.13: Eurozone joblessness at record high, inflation up http://www.euractiv.com/innovation-enterprise/eurozone-joblessness-record-high-news-529014

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