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Unemployment in Greece Now Lowest Since 2009

The unemployment rate in Greece eased to 10.8% in January, down from 12.4% in December, data from the statistics service ELSTAT showed on Thursday. The reading was the lowest since December 2009 – at the start of Greece’s decade-long economic...

Unemployment in Greece Falls to 11-Year Low in December 2021

Greece's unemployment rate fell to 12.8% in December 2021, marking a significant decline over December 2020's 13.4% and November 2020's 15.5%, according to official figures released by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) on Wednesday. During 2021, Greece experienced wild swings...

Migrants in Greece Apply For Repatriation

A large number of immigrants in Greece have already applied for repatriation, mainly because most of them are jobless. Among the applicants are Africans, Asians and Eastern Europeans. In particular, since the summer of 2013, 832 Pakistanis, 361 Bangladeshis and...

Jobless Rate Rises To 17.7% In 3Q From 16.3% In 2Q

Jobless rate rose to 17.7% in the third quarter of the year from 16.3% in the prior quarter, with those aged below 30 the hardest hit, the country's statistics agency said Thursday. The jobless figure was 12.4% in the third...