The unemployment rate in April 2011 was 15.8% compared to 11.9% in April 2010 and 16.2% in March 2011, according to a Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) report released on Tuesday.
The number of employed amounted to 4,183,332 persons while the number of unemployed amounted to 786,459 and the number of inactive to 4,365,072, according to ELSTAT.
The number of employed decreased by 240,567 persons compared with April 2010 (a 5.4% rate of decrease) and by 1,993 persons compared with March 2011 (a 0.05% rate of decrease).
Unemployed increased by 207,736 persons (a 35.9% rate of increase) compared with April 2010 and decreased by 24,881 persons compared with March 2011 (a 3.1% rate of decrease).
