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Tue Jul 31, 2012 12:2PM GMT
The number of people unemployed across the 17 countries that share the euro currency has hit a record high in June, official figures show.
People look for job offers outside a local employment office in Ahens on May 22, 2012.
New data released by the Eurostat, the EU's statistics office on Tuesday shows that 17.801 million people were out of work in the eurozone in June.
The new figure is 123,000 more than May, and is the highest level since the euro was formed in 1999.
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