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Q1 travel receipts point to bumper tourism season, balance up 25 pct -
Seasonal jobs for chefs, waiters and cleaners propel April hiring balance to highest on record -
Q1 current account deficit widens to 4.15 bln as exports continue to shrink -
Industrial turnover back in contraction again in Mar, falling by 6 pct YoY -
Central govt debt drops to 405.54 bln in Q1, bonds rise by 3bln -
Vehicles licences jump by 36.3 pct in Apr thanks to strongest car sales since 2010
Unemployment hit new high of 27.8 pct in October, set to rise further
Greece officially assumed the presidency of the European Union on Wednesday, with the highest unemployment rate in the 28-member bloc. According to the Hellenic Statistical Agency (ELSTAT), the seasonally adjusted jobless rate in October stood at 27.8 percent from an upwards revised 27.7 percent in the month of September. After the previous months’ revisions, the October rate now holds the new high.
There were 1.388 million jobless in October 2013, compared to 497,222 in October 2009 when the crisis in Greece began. After the revisions, September holds the highest figure of unemployed, reaching 1.389 million. Those with jobs fell from 3.62 million ...
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