Greece had two unenviable firsts in the latest Eurostat unemployment figures for May 2013, with the highest unemployment rate in the entire Euro area, 27.6% (it was 23.8% in May 2012). Among women, it's 31.3%. Also, by far the highest youth unemployment rate: 62.9%.
These are not statistics, these are human beings who can no longer pay the rent, buy food, warm their homes in winter. There are families without a single breadwinner, who may be relying on a grandparent's pension to feed the whole family. More than one fifth of the nation was living below the poverty line in 2010, the most recent figures I can find--I fear the figures are far worse today.
These are not statistics, these are human beings who can no longer pay the rent, buy food, warm their homes in winter. There are families without a single breadwinner, who may be relying on a grandparent's pension to feed the whole family. More than one fifth of the nation was living below the poverty line in 2010, the most recent figures I can find--I fear the figures are far worse today.
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