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Athens News Agency: News in English, 10-09-16
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[01] Unemployment rose to 11.8 pct
[01] Unemployment rose to 11.8 pct
ANA-MPA/Greek unemployment rate rose to 11.8 pct in the second quarter
of 2010, from 11.7 pct in the first quarter and 8.9 pct in the second
quarter of 2009, Hellenic Statistical Authority said on Thursday.
Practically, the unemployment rate in the country returned to its 1999
levels (11.9 pct).
The number of unemployed people totaled 594,032 in the second quarter,
up 151,469 or by 34.2 pct within a year, reflecting the impact of an
economic recession in the labour market. The number of new unemployed
seeking job, accounted for 23.8 pct of total unemployed people, while
long-term unemployment accounted for 47.7 pct of total unemployment in
the country.
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