TABLE-Euro zone unemployment stable at record high in Aug

BRUSSELS, Oct 1 (Reuters) - The European Union's Statistics Office released on Monday the following data for unemployment in the 27-nation EU and the 17 countries that share the euro currency.

(in pct of the workforce)

Aug 2011 Feb 2012 Mar 2012 Apr 2012 May 2012 Jun 2012 Jul 2012 Aug 2012

EA17 10.2 10.9 11.0 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.4 11.4 EU27 9.7 10.2 10.3 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.5 10.5

(Reporting By Jan Strupczewski)

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Keywords: EUROZONE UNEMPLOYMENT/