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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 12-06-07Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] Unemployment shoots to record 21.9pct in MarchAMNA--Unemployment in Greece skyrocketed to a record 21.9 percent in March 2012, posting a 6.2 percent increase against March 2011 and a 0.5 percent increase against the preceding month of February 2012, according to figures released by the independent Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) on Thursday.ELSTAT, in a seasonally adjusted report, said that the unemployment rate in March 2012 was 21.9% compared to 15.7% in March 2010 and 21.4% in February 2012. The number of employed amounted to 3,843,905 persons. �he number of unemployed amounted to 1,075,081 while the number of inactive to 3,372,144. The number of employed decreased by 342,134 persons compared with March 2011 (an 8.2% rate of decrease) and by 24,996 persons compared with February 2012 (a 0.6% rate of decrease).amna Unemployed increased by 294,706 persons (a 37.8% rate of increase) compared with March 2011 and by 21,625 persons compared with February 2012 (a 2.1% rate of increase). Inactive persons –that is, persons that neither worked neither looked for a job– increased by 38,751 persons (a 1.2% rate of increase) compared with March 2011 and by 5,350 persons compared with February 2012 (a 0.2% rate of increase). Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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