Seasonal jobs bring down Q2 unemployment to 26.6 pct but long-term jobless rising

EconomyMacroeconomy Tags: ELSTAT, Labour, Unemployment
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The non-seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate posted a drop both year on year (YoY) and quarter on quarter (QoQ) to 26.6 percent in Q2 2014 from 27.8 percent in the previous quarter and 27.3 percent in Q2 2013, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT).

The Q2 unemployment rate is the first reading below the 27-percent mark since Q4 2012.

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