Kostis Hatzidakis: “Unemployment was 9.2% in December. We received it at 17.5% in 2019”
The reduction of unemployment by 8.3% from 2019 the Minister of Finance points out in his post on the X platform Kostis Hatzidakis. “Because we keep hearing a small-minded criticism: Is even this “negative” development true??” he wonders.
“Unemployment 9.2% in December. We received it 17.5% in 2019. Because we keep hearing a small-minded criticism: Is it true even this “negative” development;;” Kostis Hatzidakis reported characteristically to X.
Unemployment 9.2% in December. We received it 17.5% in 2019. Because we keep hearing a small-minded criticism: Is it even true that this is a “negative” development??
— Kostis Hatzidakis (@K_Hatzidakis) February 1, 2024
According to ELSTAT data, in December 2023 the unemployed amounted to 430,088 people, marking a decrease of 146,424 people compared to December 2022 (25.4%) and by 746 people compared to November 2023 (0.2%).
To women the unemployment rate rose to 11.7% from 16.2% in December 2022 and for men to 7.1% from 8.9%.
By large age groups, in the 15-24 year old group the unemployment rate stood at 22.3% from 30.4% in December 2022 and in the 25-74 age group to 8.3% from 11.2%.
Source: Skai
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