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 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 previous year.
It is worth noting that according to the guidelines of the European Statistical Office (Eurostat) for Labor Force Survey in the Member States, due to the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) pandemic, people who are suspended from employment are still considered employed, if the duration of the suspension is less than 3 months.
The number of unemployed amounted to 615,390 people, showing a decrease of 16.0% compared to the previous quarter and 18.6%, compared to the corresponding quarter of the previous year.
The unemployment rate in the third quarter of 2021 amounted to 13.0%. The unemployment rate in the previous quarter (B ‘2021) was 15.8% and in the corresponding quarter of the previous year (C’ 2020) was 16.2%.
The number of people not included in the workforce, or “people outside the workforce”, ie people who are not working or looking for work, amounted to 4,329,768 people.
In particular, the number of people out of the workforce under the age of 75 amounted to 3,130,103 people. Their percentage decreased by 2.9% compared to the previous quarter and by 2.5% compared to the corresponding quarter of the previous year.
It is pointed out that, during the DG quarter, 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 response to the COVID-19 pandemic, throughout the country. These measures have greatly affected beyond the normal functioning of the market and the way in which research data is collected.
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Source From: Capital
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