Eurozone unemployment at new record

Spain has the highest unemployment rate in the eurozone at 25.8 percent. Greece is not far behind at 25.1 percent,though its figure relates to July.

Both countries,which are at the epicenter of Europe8217;s three-year debt crisis,have youth unemployment above 50 percent.

Separately,Eurostat reported that inflation in the eurozone fell modestly to 2.5 percent in the year to October,from the previous month8217;s 2.6 percent. Inflation is still above the European Central Bank8217;s target of just below 2 percent.