Unemployment rate in June 2011 was 16.0% compared to 11.6% in June 2010 and 16.6% in May 2011. The number of employed amounted to 4,161,125 persons while the number of unemployed amounted to 793,685 and the number of inactive to 4,385,584, said Hellenic Statistical Authority.
According to a report, the number of employed decreased by 268,698 persons compared with June 2010 (a 6.1% rate of decrease) and by increased by 29,597 persons compared with May 2011 (a 0.7% rate of increase).
Unemployed increased by 211.321 persons (a 36.3% rate of increase) compared with June 2010 and decreased by 29,034 persons compared with May 2011 (a 3.5% rate of decrease).
(source: capital)
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