Greek unemployment rate dropped to 16.4% during January

TornosNews.gr 09.04.2020 | 20:25
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Greek unemployment rate dropped to 16.4% during January Among the country's regions, the lowest unemployment rate was recorded in Attica (15 pct from 18.7 pct), Crete (13 pct from 11 pct) and Aegean (12.9 pct from 20.4 pct)

 The Greek unemployment rate dropped to 16.4 pct of the workforce in January this year, from 18.5 pct in the same month in 2019, but was unchanged from 16.4 pct in December, Hellenic Statistical Authority said on Thursday, according to ANA.

The statistics service, in a monthly report, announced that the number of unemployed people totaled 767,320 in January, down 12.6 pct from January 2019, and down 0.1 pct from December 2019. The number of employed people totaled 3,911,640, up 1.2 pct from January 2019.

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