Unemployment in Greece at 27 percent
Finance minister says economic recovery to begin next year as the government says its focus is on jobs.
Published On 10 May 2013
Latest figures show that 27 percent of Greece’s workforce are unemployed, with youth unemployment reaching 62 percent, the highest in the European Union.
The conservative government says it is focusing on jobs rather than austerity. The new figures suggest that the economy may have created 38,000 more salaried jobs in March and April than it eliminated.
Greece’s finance minister said on Thursday the economy will start to recover next year.
Al Jazeera’s John Psaropoulos reports from Athens.
Source: Al Jazeera