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UK economy grows in second quarter
Britain's economy expanded slightly over the second quarter thanks to strong output in June and despite inflation remaining high, official data showed on Aug. 11.
Gross domestic product grew 0.2 percent in the April-June period after output expanded 0.1 percent in the first quarter, the Office for National Statistics said in a statement.
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Unemployment rate ticks up in June
Türkiye's unemployment rate inched up from 9.5 percent in May to 9.6 percent in June, rising by 2,000 to 3.34 million people.
The jobless rate among men was 7.8 percent, while it was 13.2 percent among women, data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) showed on Aug. 10.
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Subsidies to help create 26,000 jobs
Six programs, one of them aimed at the older jobless, offer subsidies in wages and social security contributions with the aim of creating 26,000 jobs.
The length of the subsidy varies from seven to 24 months and some offer up to 100% subsidy in both wages and contributions, although are all capped.
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Serbian "New deal": New plan for stronger Serbia
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Unemployment rate at 11.1 pct in June 2023, down from 12.3 pct in June 2022
The Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) on Tuesday announced the seasonally adjusted estimates of employment and unemployment for June 2023.
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in June 2023 amounted to 11.1% compared to the downwards-revised 12.3% in June 2022 and to the upwards-revised 11.3% in May 2023.
Pilot transferring of jobless from one region to another
A pilot program to transfer unemployed workers to areas they are needed during winter will be introduced by DYPA, the Greek employment agency, Labor and Social Insurance Minister Adonis Georgiadis said on Open TV on Monday.
Registered jobless in Greece down 6% in June
Registered unemployment fell by 55,198 people, or 6%, in June compared with the same month last year, but rose 1.4% in comparison with May 2023, official figures showed on Thursday.
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Greek workforce is shrinking
Greek unemployment returned this May to the level of 10.8%, a similar rate to that of May 2004. The latest available Hellenic Statistical Authority data show that the number of unemployed in Greece was 506,000, while in May 2004 they had numbered 517,000, which is roughly on the same level.
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Türkiye's unemployment rate at lowest level since 2014
Türkiye's unemployment rate decreased to 9.5 percent in May, the lowest level since March 2014, with a 0.5 percentage decrease from April, according to official data.
The nation's unemployment rate fell by 193,000 people to 3.3 million in May on a monthly basis, official figures from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) showed yesterday.
Joblessness keeps falling to new lows
Slovenia's unemployment keeps falling with the number of people registered for being out of a job hitting a new low for the fourth month running in June. Demand for workers remains strong.
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