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Greece Extends Unemployment, Other Coronavirus-Related Financial Measures

It was announced that a new financial package addressing the many economic ramifications of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic will be presented to Greece's Minister of Finance, Christos Staikouras, on Tuesday. The details of the package include an extension in unemployment...

Greek Unemployment Eases to 20.6% in January

The Greek unemployment rate eased to 20.6 pct in January from 20.8 percent in December 2017 and the upwardly revised rate of 23.2 percent in January 2017 the, Hellenic Statistical Authority said on Thursday. The statistics service said that the...

Greek Unemployment Rate Down to 20.7% in October

Greece’s jobless rate eased to 20.7% in October from an upwardly revised 20.8% in September, the country’s statistics service ELSTAT announced on Thursday. Seasonally adjusted data showed the number of registered unemployed at 990,288 people, with younger persons aged up...

Greek Manufacturing Achieves Highest Expanse in 9 Years

Greek manufacturing activity kept expanding in December as new orders grew at the fastest pace in over nine years, leading firms to increase hiring and production, a survey showed on Tuesday. Markit's Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for manufacturing, which accounts...

Greece at the Bottom of EU Social Justice Chart

Unable to recover from the crippling financial crisis, Greece has been ranked last in the latest EU Social Justice Index presented by the Bertelsmann Foundation. The report shows that a "marked recovery" on the EU jobs market has noticeably improved...

Greek Unemployment Rate Falls to 22.5% in March

The Greek unemployment rate eased to 22.5 pct of the workforce in March this year, from 22.9 pct in February and 23.8 pct in March 2016, Hellenic Statistical Authority said on Thursday. The statistics service, in a monthly report, said...

Greek Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 23.5% in January

Greek unemployment rate was 23.5 pct of the workforce in January, unchanged from December 2016, but down from January 2016 (24.3 pct), Hellenic Statistical Authority said on Thursday. The statistics service, in a monthly report, said the number of unemployed...

Greek Unemployment 23% in November

The Greek unemployment rate eased to 23 pct of the workforce in November 2016, from 24.5 pct in November 2015, but unchanged compared with October 2016, Hellenic Statistical Authority said on Thursday. The statistics service, in a report, said...

Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment at 23.1% in September

The Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) announced on Thursday the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for September 2016. • The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in September 2016 was 23.1% compared to 24.7% in September 2015 and the downward revised 23.3% in August 2016....

Greek Unemployment at 23.4% in August

Greek unemployment rate rose to 23.4 pct of the workforce in August from 23.3 pct in July, Eurostat said on Thursday. The EU executive's statistics office, in a report released here, said the unemployment rate in the Eurozone eased to...