Registered unemployment totaled 1,039,475 persons in January, down 4.7% from the same month last year and off 0.03% compared with December 2023, according to Public Manpower Agency (DYPA).
A total of 500,459 unemployed (48.1%) were long-term unemployed (more than 12 months). Unemployed men totaled 375,288 in January (36.1% of total), while women unemployed totaled 664,167 (63.9%).
The 30-44 age group recorded the largest number of unemployed (336,379 or 32.4% of total).
Among the country’s regions, Attica and Central Macedonia recorded the highest percentage rates (30.1% and 18.6%, respectively) in January. A total of 211,988 people received unemployment benefits.
