The unemployment rate in March 2012 was 21.9 percent compared to 15.7 percent in March 2010 and 21.4 percent in February 2012, ELSTAT said. This means there were 1,075,081 unemployed Greeks in March.
And the austerity success story.
Bad economic data from Ireland - the unemployment rate has risen to 14.8%, its highest level since the crisis began.
That's much higher than the eurozone average of 11% (also a record high).