The EU says unemployment in the 15 nations that share the euro shot up to 7.7 percent in October _ the highest level in two years _ as growth dropped sharply, AP reported. The EU statistics agency Eurostat said prices also plunged with inflation sinking to 2.1 percent in November, as oil came down from record high prices over the summer. The euro area officially went into a recession in spring and summer this year when growth shrank in the second and third quarters _ prompting the European Commission to call on EU governments to spend ¤200 billion ($258 billion) to stoke growth.
