BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Unemployment in the euro zone rose to 10.9 percent in March, equaling the record high of 15 years ago, data showed on Wednesday, driven by rises in Italy and Spain. The jobless rate in the 17 nations using the single currency increased by 0.1 percentage point from February, as expected by economists polled by Reuters. The unemployment rate was also 10.9 percent in February, March and April 1997. It has never risen above that in data stretching back to the start of 1995. In the wider 27-nation European Union, unemployment was steady at 10.2 percent, equivalent to some 24. …
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Euro zone unemployment equals record high in March
