Unemployment
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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Jobless rate seen dropping below 10%, says minister
Unemployment in Greece will drop below 10% in the coming months, Minister of Labor & Social Welfare Adonis Georgiadis said on Friday.
The minister was welcoming the Hellenic Statistical Authority's (ELSTAT) latest amended report on unemployment figures.
Greek unemployment rate drops to 10.8% in May, ELSTAT says
Greece's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in May 2023 declined to 10.8%, showing a notable improvement compared to 12.7% in May 2022 and the upwards revised rate of 11.3% in April 2023, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT).
DYPA projects highly effective
The programs of the Public Employment Service (DYPA) are highly effective as almost two out of three beneficiaries are still working 12 months after the end of the employment program they participated in.
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DYPA ramps up employment programs in Greece
Over 131,500 unemployed people benefited from the active employment policies of the Public Employment Service (DYPA) in 46 months, with the number of beneficiaries increasing by the year.
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