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Official Jobless Rate Rises to 16.5 Percent in July

The unemployment rate in recession-mired Greece rose to 16.5 percent in July, a 0.5-point increase from a month earlier, the national statistics office said on Tuesday. As the government prepared to adopt another round of austerity measures under pressure from...

Greece Records Largest Increase in Suicide Rates

Greece records the biggest rise in suicide attempts throughout Europe, said Mrs. Bekiari, member of NGO “Klimaka” during her interview to SKAI Radio. As pointed out by Mrs. Bekiari, 25% of the attempted suicides during the last year were ascribed...

Greece Has Second Highest Unemployment Rate in Eurozone

According to evidence published by Eurostat in June, Greece has the second highest rate of unemployment in the Eurozone. Among the 27 EU member countries, the unemployment rate has reached an average of 9,4 % to 9,9% in the Eurozone....