Greece Youth Joblessness Remains Alarmingly High

Moving out of the house you grew up in is a rite of passage. Moving back in with your parents is a cry for help.  In Greece,  it’s come to just that.

The number of people too broke to afford their own place has ballooned since 2010, when the Mediterranean nation’s economic woes began.  The share of momma’s boys (and girls) between the ages of 18 and 34 has grown to 63.5 percent, according to Eurostat, the European Union’s statistics agency. More than half of those between 25 and 34 live at home.

The only country that can hold a torch to Greece is Italy, where it’s a cliché how much kids love their mothers. Yet the reasons why so many adult children live with their parents is very much grounded in hard economic facts.  Looking at Greece’s youth unemployment numbers, where more than half of people under 25 are out of work,  it’s hardly surprising many of them settle for free home-cooked meals and their childhood rooms.

Bloomberg

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