Greek unemployment hits 27 percent

  • 11 years ago
A new record for unemployment in Greece.

It was 27.2 percent of the workforce in January - up from 25.7 percent in December.

The speed of the rise in the number of people out of work reflects the depth of the country's recession after years of austerity - tax hikes and spending cuts - imposed under its international bailout.

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