1.3 Million Greeks Without Job: Unemployment 26%, Among Youth 56%

Posted by keeptalkinggreece in Economy

Every month unemployment in Greece breaks a new record! According dat released by Greek Statistics Authority (ELSTAT) for September 2012: unemployment reached 26%, while the data for youth 15-24 years old skyrocketed to 56% – despite the lowering of the minimum wage for this age group down to 510 euro gross per month.  Officially, at least 1,295,203 people in Greece are without a job. Unofficially, the number is much higher as in ELSTAT survey are not included self-employed and freelancers or part-timers. More than 1,000 people lose their work place on a daily basis.
In coomparison:

September 2012: 26%
September 2011: 18.9%
August 2012: 25.3%
356,495 more jobless than in September 2011
Among women unemployment reach 30.1% (22.3% in Sept 2011), among men 22.9% (16.4% in Sept 2011).
 Among the Greek, Epirus-Western Macedonia lead with 28%, followed by Attica (Athens and broader area) 27.6%. The lowest rates are in Crete 20% and Aegean islands 22.6%.
Full ELSTAT report here