Greek unemployment rate at 27.6 pct in May, Eurostat

16:26 30/8/2013 - Πηγή: E-Typos
Greek unemployment rose to 27.6 pct of the workforce in May, up from 27 pct in April, Eurostat said on Friday.

In a report, the EU executive's statistics arm said that average unemployment in the Eurozone was 12.1 pct in July, unchanged from June. The unemployment rate was also unchanged in the EU-27 at 11 pct.

Austria (4.8 pct), Germany (5.3 pct) and Luxembourg (5.7 pct) recorded the lowest unemployment rates. Unemployment among men was 24.6 pct in Greece, while among women the unemployment rate was 31.6 pct and among young people 62.9 pct.

Cyprus (12.2 pct to 17.3 pct), Greece (23.8 pct to 27.6 pct) and Slovenia (9.3 pct to 11.2 pct) recorded the biggest annual percentage increases.
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