Kathimerini | Greece's poverty deepens as unemployment rate hits record 27 percent Washington Post ATHENS, Greece — Unemployment in Greece rose to a record 27 percent in November as a result of the financial crisis and austerity measures that will leave, according to one survey, nearly a third of the population in poverty by the end of the year. More gloom for Greece as unemployment, GDP figures released Unemployment beats records in Greece Greek unemployment hits record as poverty spreads |