Traduction de «Taux de chômage global » (Français → Anglais) :

32. Welcomes the reduction in the overall unemployment rate from 29,9 % in the first quarter of 2013 to 27,9 % in the third quarter of 2014; calls on the government to renew its efforts to further reduce structural and long-term unemployment, in particular among young people (for whom the rate stands at over 50 %) and vulnerable groups including the Roma; calls for the adoption of reforms to increase labour force participation and labour mobility as well as to reduce the large informal sector which continues to hamper competition; is concerned that the level of education and training of the workforce often fails to correspond to the r ...[+++]eal needs of the economy, and that a large number of young skilled workers are consequently being forced to emigrate owing to the difficulty of finding adequate employment opportunities within the country; expresses its concern at recent legislative changes that challenge the right to strike, and calls on the authorities to revise the legislation in line with ILO standards;

33. Welcomes the reduction in the overall unemployment rate from 29.9 % in the first quarter of 2013 to 27.9 % in the third quarter of 2014; calls on the government to renew its efforts to further reduce structural and long-term unemployment, in particular among young people (for whom the rate stands at over 50 %) and vulnerable groups including the Roma; calls for the adoption of reforms to increase labour force participation and labour mobility as well as to reduce the large informal sector which continues to hamper competition; is concerned that the level of education and training of the workforce often fails to correspond to the r ...[+++]eal needs of the economy, and that a large number of young skilled workers are consequently being forced to emigrate owing to the difficulty of finding adequate employment opportunities within the country; expresses its concern at recent legislative changes that challenge the right to strike, and calls on the authorities to revise the legislation in line with ILO standards;

C. whereas youth unemployment levels are alarming: almost 5.4 million young people aged under 25 are unemployed in the EU-28; whereas the average youth unemployment rate is more than twice as high as the rate for adults in most Member States (in March 2014 the overall unemployment rate in the 28 EU Member States was 10.5 %);

A Commission document issued yesterday confirmed that youth unemployment in the EU stands at 20%, which is twice that forecast for overall unemployment.

This number represents an overall rate of unemployment of 13.2%, whereas the official rate announced by the National Statistical Service of Greece is 8.9%.

Long-term unemployment is substantially higher in regions with high overall unemployment. Compared to 1999, it has declined hardly at all in the less developed regions regions despite the fall in unemployment.