Euro Zone Unemployment Rises to Record

DAVID JOLLY
nytimes.com
March 1, 2013

The unemployment rate in the euro zone edged up in January to a new record, official data showed Friday, as the ailing European economy continued to weigh on the job market.

That, and new data showing a decline in inflation in the euro zone, could prompt the European Central Bank to take steps to stimulate the economy when its Governing Council meets this week, analysts said.

Unemployment in the 17-nation euro zone climbed to 11.9 percent in January from 11.8 percent the previous month, according to Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.

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This article was posted: Friday, March 1, 2013 at 4:50 pm

Tags: economics, foreign affairs

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