Greek unemployment dips, still above 26 percent


(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) Greek unemployment dropped considerably in the second quarter, AP reported.

The Greek statistical authority said Thursday that 1.28 million people, or 26.6 percent, were unemployed in April-June, compared with 1.34 million, or 27.8 percent, in January-March. In the second quarter of 2013, the unemployment rate was 27.3 percent.

Nearly a million jobs have been lost during Greece's economic crisis, which started in 2009.


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