Thursday, January 13, 2011

Jobless Rate Rises In October

Unemployment rate in Greece increased to 13.5% in October from 12.6% in September, the Hellenic Statistical Authority said Thursday.

A year ago, the jobless rate was 9.8%. A total of 684,047 persons were unemployed in the country during the month, while the number of employed totaled 4.4 million. The number of inactive persons was 4.3 million.



In October, unemployment increased 39.3% year-on-year and was 9% higher than in September. On the other hand, employment decreased 3% annually. However, there was a 0.1% increase in the number of employed from the previous month.




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