ELSTAT: Unemployment drops to 24.6% in second quarter of 2015

The Greek statistics authority ELSTAT published its latest figures on the labor force and has estimated that the rate of...

The Greek statistics authority ELSTAT published its latest divs on the labor force and has estimated that the rate of unemployment during the second quarter of 2015 was 24.6%, with the employed amounting to 3,625,545 and the unemployed 1,180,141. This is a significant improvement compared the first quarter of 2015 and the second quarter in 2014, when the unemployment rate was 26.6%.

According to ELSTAT, the number of employed persons increased by 3.5% compared with the previous quarter and by 2.4% compared with the second quarter of 2014. The number of unemployed persons decreased by 7.3% compared with the previous quarter and by 7.8% compared with the second quarter of 2014.

ELSTAT’s full set of divs and tables are available online

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