The Greek unemployment rate eased to 21.2 pct in June from 21.5 pct in May and 23.5 pct in June 2016, the Hellenic Statistical Authority said on Thursday.
The statistics service, in a monthly report, said the number of unemployed people totaled 1,017,127 in the month, down by 115,943 compared with June 2016 and down by 13,867 compared with May 2017 (-1.3 pct).
The unemployment rate in the 15-24 age group fell to 43.3 pct in June from 46.5 pct in June last year.
Among the country’s regions, Epirus-Western Macedonia recorded the highest unemployment rate (26.9 pct in June from 27.2 pct in June 2016), followed by Macedonia-Thrace (22.6 pct from 23.8 pct).
Greece’s jobless rate hit a record high of 27.9 pct in September 2013. It has come down from record highs but remains more than double the euro zone’s average.
Unemployment in the 19 countries sharing the euro currency was 9.1 pct in July, unchanged from June.
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