Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:56:06 GMT
Euro Zone unemployment rate unchanged in December
The jobless rate in the Euro Area was 10.4% last month, unchanged from November, said Eurostat on Tuesday. The reading matched previously made predictions. The number of jobless people in the Euro region increased by 20 000, reaching 16.469 million in December. The unemployment level of 10.4% is the highest figure since January 1999.