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Athens News Agency: News in English, 11-06-16Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] Unemployment at 15.9 pctÁÍÁ-ÌPÁ/The unemployment rate in Greece jumped to 15.9 percent in the first quarter of 2011, up from 14.2 percent in the previous quarter and 11.7 percent 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 in Q1 2011.The number of employed persons decreased by 2.4 percent compared with the previous quarter and by 5.2 percent compared with Q1 2010. The number of unemployed persons increased by 11.3 percent compared with the previous quarter and 35.1 percent compared with the 1st Quarter of 2010.ana-mpa The unemployment rate for females (19.5 percent) is considerably higher than the unemployment rate for males (13.3 percent). Across age groups, the highest unemployment rate is recorded among young people aged 15-29 years (30.9 percent). For young females, the unemployment rate is 35.8 percent. ana-mpa More details on the subscriber's page of ANA-MPA | Subscription request form [02] Sepulveda, Padilla in AthensChilean writer Luis Sepulveda and Mexican novelist Ignacio Padilla will speak on Thursday at the Iberoamerican Festival "Literature in Athens" which is taking place at the Institute Cervantes in Athens.The festival will run through 19 June and noted writers are due to speak to the Greek public. Caption: Chilean writer Luis Sepulveda poses for the photographers during a interview in Valladolid, Castilla y Leon, Spain, 28 April 2009.ANA-MPA/ EPA/NACHO GALLEGO More details on the subscriber's page of ANA-MPA | Subscription request form Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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