Greece?s jobless rate rises to 26.8 pct in March

Greece's unemployment rate rose to 26.8 percent in March, compared to 26.7 the previous month and 22.2 percent in March 2012, official data showed Thursday.Figures published by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) showed that the unemployed increased by 215,735 persons (a 19.7 percent rate of increase) over March 2012 and by 4,626 persons over February 2013 (a 0.4 percent rate of ...

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