Greece – Unemployment down for fifth straight month (to 26.5 percent)

Greece’s jobless rate improved in February to its lowest rate in more than a year, data showed on Thursday, in another sign the Greek economy is emerging from a crippling six-year slump.

Unemployment dropped for a fifth consecutive month, to 26.5 percent from a downwardly revised 26.6 percent the month before, the Greek statistics service ELSTAT said. The jobless rate had reached a record 27.7 percent last Sept

via ekathimerini.com | Greek unemployment eases in February for fifth straight month [Update].