Unemployment rate in January 2011 was 15.1% compared to 11.3% in January 2010 and 14.8% in December 2010, according to Hellenic Statistical Authority.
The number of employed amounted to 4,267,584 persons while the number of unemployed amounted to 756,795 and the number of inactive to 4,302,315.
The number of employed decreased by 178,159 persons compared with January 2010 (a 4.0% rate of decrease) and increased by 33,820 persons compared with December 2010 (a 0.8% rate of increase), said ELSTAT in a statement.
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