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The Greek labor market has recorded increases in the number of enterprises and salary workers this year, but also a reduction in the average salary, while a considerable portion of workers continue to earn very low wages, according to the statistics of the Ergani database.

Katica Janeva, currently under house arrest awaiting trial on charges of receiving bribes, received more than 150,000 euros in bonuses and expenses on top of her still-secret official salary, according to data dug up by BIRN from a database of budget expenditures between 2010 and 2017.

In order for a four-member family to live normally, it needs BGN 2,472. Thus, an average person per household needs BGN 618.15. This is shown by the Consumer Price and Cost of Living data in Bulgaria of CITUB's Trade Union and Social Research Institute.

Since the beginning of the year, this total support has increased by BGN 63.

According to the preliminary data of the National Statistical Institute (NSI), at the end of September 2019 the number of employees under labour contract decreased by 39.1thousand, or 1.7%, compared to the end of June 2019, reaching 2.31million, the NSI said in a press release.

I will share some thoughts regarding an issue which is not really in my purview, namely the economy in terms of the labor market. I won't mention any particular economic theories (I am not an expert, after all) as I am addressing a personal concern based on everyday experience.

The largest Career Show 2019 Qualified Career Expo will take place on September 10 at Arena Armeec. Top 150 companies will be looking for specialists from over 2000 candidates who will attend the event. The Career Show 2019 is held under the auspices of the Ministry of Economy and is supported by a number of institutions and organizations.

Last month was the best August in five years as far as hirings in Greece were concerned, coinciding with peak tourist season.

The plenary session of the Council of State has ruled that the abolition of holiday bonuses to Greece's civil servants at the peak of the country's financial crisis was in line with the constitution, given the state of the country's economy and the need to curtail spending.

The average salary level in Greece fell 1.23 percent over the space of a year, despite the increase in full-time employment, according to Single Social Security Entity (EFKA) data for 2018, a fact which generates concerns about the course of the labor market.