Employment index in the retail sector up 2.3 pct in the third quarter of 2017

The employment index in the retail commerce sector grew 2.3 pct in the third quarter of 2017 compared with the same period in 2016, but fell 0.5 pct from the second quarter of 2017, Hellenic Statistical Authority said on Friday.

The statistics service, in a report, said that the working hours index rose 0.3 pct in the third quarter, compared with 2016, but fell 1.9 pct from the second quarter and the wages index fell 2.2 pct from 2016 and dropped 10.3 pct from the second quarter of 2017.

The seasonally-adjusted employment composite index fell 0.5 pct in the third quarter of 2017, compared with the second quarter of the year.