ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek unemployment hit another record high in December and for the first time the number of young people without a job outnumbered those in work. Statistics service ELSTAT said on Thursday that the overall jobless rate rose to 21 percent from 20.9 percent in November, twice the euro zone rate. The average unemployment rate for 2011 jumped to 17.3 percent from 12.5 percent in the previous year, according to the figures, which are not adjusted for seasonal factors. Youth were particularly hit. …

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