Tags
Unemployment
RSS-
Unemployment unchanged at 25.6 pct in Mar but number of employed still falling
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s seasonally adjusted (SA) unemployment rate remained unchanged at 25.6 percent in March, following the upward revision of Ferbuary’s figure, according to the Hellenic Statistical Agency (ELSTAT).
-
OECD slashes 2015 growth forecast to just 0.1 pct, raises unemployment and debt figures
EconomyMacroeconomyIn its latest Economic Outlook report released on Wednesday, the OECD slashed its Greek GDP estimates to 0.1 percent in 2015 from 2.3 percent in its previous forecast published last November.
-
Unemployment rate eases to 25.4 pct in Feb, as number of unemployed falls
EconomyMacroeconomyThe seasonally adjusted (SA) unemployment rate eased for the second straight month in February, when it fell to 25.4 percent from a downward revised 25.6 percent in January, according to the Hellenic Statistical Agency (ELSTAT).
-
Only one in 10 jobless Greeks receiving unemployment benefits
SocietyOnly one in ten of the registered unemployed in Greece are in receipt of any kind of unemployment assistance, according to new figures released by the state jobs agency OAED.
-
IMF sees Greek growth at 2.5 pct in 2015, debt at 172.7 pct of GDP
EconomyIn its latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) and Fiscal Monitor reports published this week, the International Monetary Fund revealed its updated forecasts on the key Greek macro and fiscal figures.
-
Unemployment rate at 25.7 pct in Jan, lowest since Aug 2012
EconomyMacroeconomyThe seasonally adjusted (SA) unemployment rate fell to 25.7 percent in January from a downward revised 25.9 percent in December, according to the Hellenic Statistical Agency (ELSTAT).
-
Unemployment rate edges up to 26.1 pct in Q4 2014
EconomyMacroeconomyAfter easing in the prior two quarters, the non-seasonally-adjusted unemployment rose to 26.1 percent in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2014 from 25.5 percent in Q3, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT).
-
Greek unemployment rate ends 2014 at 26 pct, the first uptick since Sep 2013
EconomyMacroeconomyThe seasonally adjusted (SA) unemployment rate rose to 26 percent in December from an upward revised 25.9 percent in November, according to the Hellenic Statistical Agency (ELSTAT). This was the first uptick in the headline figure since September 2013.
-
Greek unemployment drops slightly to 25.8 pct in October on lower jobless
EconomyMacroeconomyThe seasonally adjusted (SA) unemployment rate eased for the second successive month to 25.8 percent in October from an upward revised 26 percent in September, according to the Hellenic Statistical Agency (ELSTAT).
-
Q3 unemployment falls to 25.5 pct, lowest since 2012, but long-term jobless reach new high
EconomyMacroeconomyThe non-seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate eased again in the third quarter (Q3) of 2014, falling to 25.5 from 26.6 percent in Q2 and 27.2 percent in Q3 2013, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT).