Covid-19 Pushes Unemployment in Greece Up to 18.3% in June

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Greece’s unemployment rate rose to 18.3 percent in June from an upwardly revised 17.3 percent reading in May, according to data from the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). “In June, the labor market was affected by the continuation of the suspension of operation (full or partial) of businesses in certain sectors of the economy, i.e. seasonal […]

Eurostat: Greece Unemployment at 17% in May

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The Hellenic Parliament in Athens. Greece’s jobless rate increased from 15.7 percent in April 2020 to 17 percent in May, according to the latest data released by Eurostat, the EU’s statistical service, on Tuesday. Hardest hit were the young under 25, with the unemployment rate reaching 37.5 percent in May against 32.6 percent in April. […]

Covid-19 Drives Greece Joblessness to 1m in July

By admin 21 Αυγούστου 2020 No comment

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Despite opening up to tourism in July, Greece saw its unemployment rate soar by an additional 125,000 people to more than 1 million compared to the same month in 2019, the country’s Manpower Employment Organization (OAED) said this week attributing the rise to the coronavirus pandemic. More specifically, a total of 1.09 million people in […]

OAED: Greece to Create Job Schemes for Covid-19 Affected Workers in Tourism

By admin 22 Απριλίου 2020 No comment

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Greece’s Manpower Employment Organization (OAED) said this week that it would be supporting seasonal workers in tourism who will not be hired this year due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. The decision comes in view of the fact that many Greek tourism enterprises are considering not opening this year impacted by the health crisis and […]