Unemployment for the 17 European Union countries that use the euro rose to a record high of 11.8 percent in November, up from 11.7 percent in October.
Here is a breakdown of unemployment across Europe and the eurozone.
| European Unemployment Rates (seasonally adjusted, percent) | |||
| Country/Region | November 2011 | October 2012 | November 2012 |
| Eurozone (17 countries) | 10.6 | 11.7 | 11.8 |
| Austria | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
| Belgium | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Cyprus | 9.5 | 13.8 | 14.0 |
| Estonia | 12.1* | 9.5 | n/a |
| Finland | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.9 |
| France | 9.8 | 10.4 | 10.5 |
| Germany | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| Greece | 18.9** | n/a | n/a |
| Ireland | 15.0 | 14.7 | 14.6 |
| Italy | 9.3 | 11.1 | 11.1 |
| Luxembourg | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| Malta | 6.5 | 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Netherlands | 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.6 |
| Portugal | 14.1 | 16.3 | 16.3 |
| Slovakia | 14.0 | 14.2 | 14.5 |
| Slovenia | 8.6 | 9.7 | 9.6 |
| Spain | 23.0 | 26.2 | 26.6 |
| European Union(27 countries) | 10.0 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
| U.S. | 8.7 | 7.9 | 7.8 |
| *October 2011 **September 2011 | |||
| Source: Eurostat |