The Eurozone jobless rate rose to 8% in December from an upwardly revised 7.9% in November, the Eurostat said Friday.

The statistical office revised the rate for November from 7.8%. Economists had expected a rate of 7.9% for the month of December.

Compared with November 2008, the number of persons unemployed increased 230,000 in the Euro area.

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