After six years of the recession’s relentless battering of the Greek economy, unemployment continues to be a major societal problem. Unemployment rates may vary survey-to-survey, but all lead to the same troubling conclusions. Record-high unemployment in Greece has not spared a single profession; job sectors that have remained intact or suffered minor unemployment setbacks are virtually nonexistent. November 2011 data on the Greek labor market collected by the Hellenic Statistical authority (ELSTAT) helps reveal the true contours of the problem. According to capital.gr, ELSTAT figures show that the crisis that has rocked the Greek economy is far from over, despite the brief spell of unemployment that was recorded this year for the first time since 2010. Unemployment has typically damaged professions with low or no specialization. The 10 professions most damaged are the following: Store employees Builders and other laborers in the constuction industry Waiters and bartenders Cleaners and helpers in houses, hotels and offices Gardeners Car, van and motorcycle drivers Secretaries Operators of industrial machinery Workers in the re-sizing sector Other unskilled workers Other professions hit by the crisis include: farmers, doctors, engineers, secondary school teachers, artists, fishermen, helpers in nursing and obstetrics sector, CEOs and managers.
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