Unemployment showed a new drop in September according to the data of the Hellenic Statistical Authority.
Thus, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate stood at 11.8% in September against an upwardly revised 13.3% in September 2021 and a downwardly revised 12.1% in August 2022. 
The unemployed
The unemployed amounted to 556,324 people, marking a decrease of 65,121 people compared to September 2021 (10.5%) and by 8,449 people compared to August 2022 (1.5%).
The employed amounted to 4,149,663 people, marking an increase of 83,545 people compared to September 2021 (+2.1%) and by 43,487 people compared to August 2022 (+1.1%).
Women
The unemployment rate for women came to 15% (from 17.8%) and for men to 9.2% (from 9.6%).
By major age groups, in the 15-24 age group the unemployment rate increased to 28.5% (from 26.3%) and in the 25-74 age group it decreased to 10.8% (from 12.6%).
People under the age of 75 not in the labor force, i.e. people neither working nor looking for work, stood at 3,117,564, down 51,891 from September 2021 (-1.6%) and by 37,647 people compared to August 2022 (-1.2%).
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