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Quarterly Unemployment in Greece Drops to 27.1%

anergianeaQuarterly unemployment figures in Greece fell for the first time in almost four years in the second quarter of 2013, declining from 27.4% in Q1 to 27.1%.
The Hellenic Statistical Authority said the number of Greeks employed in Q2 stood at 3,632,184 people, while the number of unemployed amounted to 1,350,435.
Despite the quarterly drop, unemployment still stood 3.5 percentage points higher in Q2 this year than a year earlier.
The number of employed persons increased by 1% compared with the previous quarter, and decreased by 4.2% compared with the Q2 of 2012. Unemployment for the 15-24 age group was at 59% and at 44.4% for those between 25 and 29.
(source: ANSA)

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