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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 12-04-12
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[01] Unemployment jumps to 21.8 in January
[01] Unemployment jumps to 21.8 in January
Unemployment in Greece jumped to 21.8 percent in January 2012, from
14.8 percent in January 2011 and from 21.2 percent in December 2011,
the independent Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) said on Thursday,
with the number of unemployed shooting to 1,084,668 persons.
The number of unemployed persons increased by 46.6% compared with
January 2011 .
The unemployment rate for females (25.7%) is considerably higher than
the unemployment rate for males (18.7%) while, in a comparison of the
different age groups, the highest unemployment rate is recorded among
young people in the age bracket of 15-24 years (50.8%). amna
ELSTAT, in a report, said that in January 2012 the number of employed
amounted to 3,880,120 persons, decreased by 8.6 compared with January
2011 and by 0.7 compared with December 2011.amna
The geographical areas (NUTS II regions) with the highest unemployment
rate are Attica (23.2), Macedonia-Thrace (22.6%) followed by Thessaly
and Sterea Ellas (22.5%) and Epirus-Western Macedonia (22.5). The lowest
unemployment rates are observed in the Aegean (14.9%) .
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