Unemployment benefit payments recorded the second highest annual decrease in the last three years, in November 2014, by 66.4%, compared to the correspondent month of 2013.
According to data by the Social Insurance Department, 4.8 million euros were paid from the unemployment benefit fund in November last year, compared to 14.3 million in November 2013.
The highest annual decrease in the payment of unemployment benefits was recorded in April 2014, during which it had reached 68.1%.
During the period of January to November 2014, payments of unemployment benefit decreased by 21.1% to 111.5 million euros compared to 141.4 million in the corresponding period of 2013.
Expenditure for unemployment benefits increased by 26.5% in 2012, compared to 2011 and by 20.7% in 2013, compared to 2012.