Greece's jobless rate rose slightly to 26.6 percent in the first three months of the year from 26.1 percent in the previous quarter, data from the country's statistics service showed on Thursday. The debt crisis and austerity imposed by the EU/IMF lenders in exchange for a bailout wiped out about a quarter of the economy, driving the jobless rate to record highs. Greece's economy had dipped back into recession in the first quarter after expanding by 0.7 percent in a fragile recovery last year.
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