The euro area unemployment rate reached a fresh high in October, data published by Eurostat showed Friday.
The jobless rate rose marginally to 11.7 percent, in line with expectations, from 11.6 percent in September.
The number of persons unemployed increased by 173,000 from the prior month to 18.703 million. Compared with October, unemployment rose by 2.174 million.
The lowest unemployment rate was recorded in Austria, while Spain has the highest rate of 26.2 percent, followed by Greece.
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