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Thursday, November 8, 2012

Greek unemployment hits 24.8 pct

Greece's Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, right, and Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras attend a vote for the new austerity measures at the Greek parliament in Athens, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. Greek lawmakers have narrowly passed a crucial austerity bill by majority vote, but with heavy dissent from within the three-party governing coalition. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)Greece's statistics agency says unemployment rose to 25.4 percent in August, increasing from 24.8 percent in July as the country struggles through a deep recession.



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