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Unemployment down 5.36% in October compared to previous period

Registered unemployment totaled 987,763 people in October, up 4.27% from September, but down 5.36% compared with October 2020, Hellenic Workforce Employment Authority said on Friday.

More specifically, the number of unemployed people seeking job totaled 976,699 in October, of which 575,801 (58.95%) were long-tern unemployed.

The percentage of unemployed men was 35.01% and women 64.99%.

The number of unemployed people not seeking job was 11,064, while the number of people receiving unemployment benefit was 104,184 in October, of which 42,158 men and 62,026 women.

READ MORE: European Commission forecasts over 7% economic growth for Greece in 2021.

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