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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10667
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / (ae) employment

Unemployment rises in Germany and Italy, stable elsewhere

Brussels, 31/07/2012 (Agence Europe) - In the month from May to June 2012, unemployment in the EU27 and the eurozone remained unchanged at 10.4% and 11.2% respectively, according to the latest figures from Eurostat, the EU's statistical office, published on Tuesday 31 July, but the labour market in Germany, which has thus far escaped the problems facing its neighbours, is showing signs of weakness and Italy has record high unemployment.

The unemployment levels in Europe are of huge concern....