Economic Times | Euro-Area Unemployment Climbs to Record, Inflation Slows Bloomberg The euro-area jobless rate climbed to a record in September as the fiscal crisis and tougher austerity measures threatened to deepen the economy's slump. Unemployment in the 17-nation region rose to 11.6 percent from 11.5 percent in August, the European ... Eurozone unemployment hits record level Euro-Zone Unemployment Strikes Record Debt crisis: Cameron is prepared to veto EU budget - Live |