Tag: unemployment
OECD: Unemployment in Greece Affects University and High School Graduates Alike
Despite the fact that unemployment in Greece has decreased to 19 percent, it continues to affect university and high school graduates alike, the newest...
Greek Unemployment Falls in May
The Greek unemployment rate fell to 19.5 percent (seasonally adjusted) in May from 21.7 percent in May 2017 and 20 percent in April 2018,...
Greece’s Unemployment Highest in Developed World (chart)
Greece tops all countries in the developed world in unemployment according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s (OECD) Employment Outlook 2018.
Greece has...
New Data Shows Greek Unemployment Down in March
Greece's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in March 2018 was 20.1 percent compared to 22.1 percent in March 2017 and the downward revised rate of...
Poor Economy Preventing Young Greeks from Starting a Family
Young Greeks wanting to raise a family are being thwarted by the bad state of the economy and unemployment.
A report by the Athens-Macedonian News...
Greek Unemployment Remains High, Despite Eurozone Decline
Greek unemployment remains among the highest in the eurozone, it was revealed on Thursday.
Although official data from Eurostat showed eurozone unemployment fell to 8.5...
IMF Estimates Lower Growth Rate for Greece
The IMF new assessment for growth in Greece is at 2 percent of gross domestic product, lower than the 2.6 percent forecast six months...
Most Young Unemployed Greeks Willing to Move for Work
Six out of ten unemployed Greeks aged 20 to 34 are ready to migrate or relocate to another part of Greece in order to...
Greek Jobless Rate Rises in Last Quarter of 2017
The Greek unemployment rate grew to 21.2 percent in the fourth quarter of 2017 from 20.2 percent in the third quarter of 2017, the Hellenic...
Youth Unemployment Still Leads Greek Joblessness
It was revealed on Thursday that Greek unemployment fell to 20.8 percent in December -- a more-than-two-percent decline year-on-year.
ELSTAT, the Greek statistics body, issued...
Greek Unemployment Remains Highest in Eurozone
Greece had the dubious distinction of continuing to top the eurozone's unemployment rate table on Thursday.
Eurostat reported that the eurozone average was 8.6 percent...
Greek Unemployment Falls, Remains EU’s Highest
Greece recorded the biggest percentage decline in the unemployment rate among EU countries in October 2017, falling to 20.7 percent of the workforce from...
