The unemployment rate in December 2022 was 11.6%, unchanged from November and October levels. This percentage is close to the lowest since April 2010, according to ELSTAT.
It should be noted that according to the first ELSTAT estimates, unemployment fell to 11.4% in November, but was revised upward to 11.6%.
In December, the number of employed people reached 4,150,724, up 78,907 people compared to December 2021 (+1.9%) and 31,290 people compared to November 2022 (+0.8%).
The number of unemployed people reached 545,372, which is 57,565 people less than in December 2021 (-9.5%) and 6,170 people more than in November 2022 (+1.1%).
At all times, according to ELSTAT, the number of people under the age of 75 who are not in the labor force, or “persons outside the labor force”, that is, people who are not working and not looking for work, was 3,119,710 people , which means a decrease of 52,195 people. compared to December 2021 (-1.6%) and by 40,027 people compared to November 2022 (-1.3%).
Source: Kathimerini
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