ATHENS — The Greek unemployment rate was 17 pct of the workforce in April, from 15.9 pct in April 2020 and 16.8 pct in March this year, Hellenic Statistical Authority said on Wednesday.
The statistics service, in a monthly report, said that the number of unemployed totaled 762,553 in April, up 31,202 compared with April 2020 (4.3 pct) and up 3.0 pct compared with March 2021. The number of employed people totaled 3,714,575 in April, down 4 pct from April 2020 and up 1.1 pct from March 2021. People not included in the workforce totaled 3,391,650, up 2.8 pct from April 2020 and down 1.8 pct from March 2021. The unemployment rate among women was 21.4 pct in April from 18.7 pct in April last year, while among men it was unchanged at 13.6 pct (13.7 pct).
The 15-24 age group recorded the highest unemployment rate (46.8 pct) from 33.6 pct in April 2020, while in the 25-74 age group the unemployment rate was 15.6 pct, up from 14.9 pct in the same month last year.
ATHENS - Outstripping even Germany - the European Union’s biggest economy - in an accelerating recovery, Greece will use growing revenues to make an early repayment of 5.
FALMOUTH, MA – The police in Falmouth have identified the victim in an accident involving a car plunging into the ocean on February 20, NBC10 Boston reported.
PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — Rosalynn Carter received her final farewells Wednesday in the same tiny town where she and Jimmy Carter were born, forever their home base as they climbed to the White House and traveled the world for humanitarian causes.
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are considering holding a formal vote next month to authorize the impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden as the party looks to legitimize a process that has yet to yield any direct evidence of wrongdoing by the president.
JERUSALEM (AP) — It has become an Israeli mantra throughout the latest war in Gaza: Hamas is ISIS.
ATHENS – As the 100th anniversary of her birth approaches on December 2, the tributes to Maria Callas continue – literally all over the world.
NEW YORK – Ahead of The Hellenic Initiative’s 11th Annual New York Gala on December 2, honoree Ted Leonsis, the well-known entrepreneur and philanthropist, shared his thoughts with The National Herald.
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