Unemployment in the eurozone rose to a record 11.7% in October.

Eurostat, the European Union's statistics office, says 18.7 million people were out of work across the 17 EU countries that use the euro.

The increase from the previous month's 11.6% was anticipated in light of the eurozone's return to recession in the third quarter.

Spain and Greece have the region's highest unemployment rates - both over 25%, with youth unemployment levels heading towards 60%.

Eurostat also says that inflation in the eurozone fell by more than anticipated to 2.2 % in November.

However, it is still above the European Central Bank's target of keeping price rises at just below 2%.

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