The Greek statistics authority ELSTAT has announced that the rate of unemployment dropped to 22.6% in the third quarter of 2016, from 23.1% in the second quarter.
In greater detail, the number of employed amounted to 3,736,715, compared to the 1,092,589 unemployed. Overall the employed increased by 0.9% compared to previous quarter and by 1.8% compared to the third quarter of 2015.
Furthermore, ELSTAT’s figures show that unemployment affects women (27.2%) harder than men (18.9%).
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