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<p>Alice, a homeless woman, left, begs for alms, as people protest against the government's tough new labor reforms and cutbacks in Pamplona, northern Spain, Tuesday, May 1, 2012. Banging drums and waving flags, tens of thousands of workers marked May Day in European cities Tuesday with a mix of anger and gloom over austerity measures imposed by leaders trying to contain the eurozone's intractable debt crisis. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)</p>

<p>Alice, a homeless woman, left, begs for alms, as people protest against the government's tough new labor reforms and cutbacks in Pamplona, northern Spain, Tuesday, May 1, 2012. Banging drums and waving flags, tens of thousands of workers marked May Day in European cities Tuesday with a mix of anger and gloom over austerity measures imposed by leaders trying to contain the eurozone's intractable debt crisis. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)</p>

May 3, 2012

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Eurozone unemployment hits record high
May 3, 2012 9:15 p.m.

Eurozone unemployment hits record high

Rate rises to 10.9 percent

LONDON - The 17 countries that use the euro are facing the highest unemployment rates in the history of the currency as recession once again spreads across Europe, pressuring leaders to focus less on austerity and more on stimulating growth.