Registered unemployment totaled 960,134 persons in February, down 5.6% from February 2024 and down 2.2% in comparison with January 2024, Public Employment Service (DYPA) said in a report released on Thursday.

The report said that a 47.5% of registered unemployed (456,015) were long-term unemployed, 343,637 (35.8%) were men and 616,497 (64.2%) women.

The 30-44 age group recorded the highest number of unemployed (300,797 or 31.3%). Among the country's regions, Attica and Central Macedonia recorded the highest numbers (284,997 and 179,053 respectively). The number of people receiving unemployment benefits totaled 257,492 in February.