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Chronically low employment rates for Greek graduates

Geoff Riley

24th August 2016

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This new infographic drawing on employment data for the European Union illustrates the chronic problems facing people in the Greek labour market. In the UK, 89.9% of graduates are in work but in Greece, the figure is less than 50%. Italy and Spain also have weak opportunities for recent graduates with employment at 57.6 and 68.7 percent respectively.


You will find more statistics at Statista

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

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