The Hellenic Statistical Authority said on Thursday that the unemployment rate in Greece was 15.9% in the first quarter of 2011, compared with 14.2% in the previous quarter, and 11.7% in the corresponding quarter of 2010.
The number of employed amounted to 4,194,429 persons while the number of unemployed amounted to 792,601.
The number of employed persons decreased by 2.4% compared with the previous quarter, and by 5.2% compared with the 1st Quarter of 2010. The number of unemployed persons increased by 11.3% compared with the previous quarter and by 35.1% compared with the 1st Quarter of 2010.
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