The downward trend of the unemployment rate in Greece for November 2021 continued. In particular, and according to ELSTAT data, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in November 2021 amounted to 13.3% compared to the revised down 16.1% in November 2020 and the revised upwards to 13.4% in October 2021. • Employees amounted to 4,087,369 people, […]
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Unexpected increase in weekly US unemployment benefit applications
The number of Americans applying for new unemployment benefits rose unexpectedly in the first week of January amid rising COVID-19 cases, but remained at a level consistent with rapidly tightening labor market conditions. Initial applications for state unemployment benefits rose by 23,000 to a seasonally adjusted 230,000 for the week ending Jan. 8, the US […]
Italy: Unemployment fell to 9.2% in October
The unemployment rate in Italy fell to 9.2% in November from 9.4% in October, as about 64,000 jobs were created during the month. Analysts expected the unemployment rate to fall to 9.3%. In the quarter to November, employment rose 70,000 or 0.3% from June-August, according to the Istat statistics service, as the economy continued to […]
US: New jobs lost estimates, unemployment drops to 3.9%
The US economy continued to create new jobs in December, leading to a further decline in unemployment, although it failed to confirm analysts’ estimates in a sign that the recent outbreak of coronavirus due to the highly contagious omicron mutation is beginning to weigh economic activity. In particular, the US economy added another 199,000 jobs […]
Everything changes in the unemployment benefit
By Dimitris Katsaganis The government plans to provide unemployment benefits with an employment “clause”. Capital.gr High-ranking officials say that what the government is looking at as a key scenario, among other things, the government – but not yet “locked in” – is the link between unemployment benefits and the provision of employment opportunities. In fact, […]
ELSTAT: Unemployment fell to 13% in the third quarter
The Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) announces the results of the Labor Force Survey for the third quarter of 2021. In detail, during the DG quarter of 2021: Αριθμός The number of employees amounted to 4,118,332, persons showing an increase of 5.2%, compared to the previous quarter and 4.9%, compared to the corresponding quarter of the […]
Unemployment fell to 13% in the third quarter
Unemployment rate of only 13.0% was recorded in the third quarter of 2021, according to ELSTAT data. According to the graph contained in the ELSTAT announcement, such low unemployment rates have been recorded since 2010, ie since the period when the Memoranda began. In detail, during the DG quarter of 2021: Αριθμός The number of […]
OAED: The unemployed decreased by 5.36% in November
The total number of registered unemployed rose to 1,091,618 in November, an increase of 10.51% or 103,855 compared to October, but a decrease of 5.36% compared to the corresponding month of 2020, according to the data. announced by OAED. More specifically, the total number of registered unemployed, based on the job search criteria (job seekers), […]
ELSTAT: Unemployment fell to 13.3% in October
The Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) announced the seasonally adjusted employment and unemployment estimates for October 2021. During the month of October, the labor market was affected by the application of special operating rules in companies as well as by the implementation of measures for the protection of public health and the treatment of the COVID-19 […]
Eurozone: Unemployment fell to 7.3% in October
The unemployment rate fell to 7.3% in October from 7.4% in September, according to data from the European Union’s statistical office, Eurostat. The figures are in line with economists’ estimates. The number of people registered as unemployed in the eurozone fell by 64,000 in October compared to the previous month, to 12 million. Youth unemployment […]