Peloponnese

The Peloponnese region , is a region in southern Greece. It borders the West Greece region to the north and Attica to the north-east. The region has an area of about 15,490 km². It covers most of the Peloponnese peninsula, except for the northwestern subregions of Achaea and Elis which belong to West Greece and a small portion of the Argolid peninsula that is part of Attica.

Major communities

• Árgos (Άργος)
• Kalamáta (Καλαμάτα)
• Kórinthos (Κόρινθος) (Corinth in English)
• Sparti (Σπάρτη)
• Trípoli (Τρίπολη)

Unemployment Rate

The Greek financial crisis had severe consequences on Peloponnese's labor force. According to the statistics of the Labor Union of Korinthia, unemployment is recorded as follows:

Year Unemployed People 2010 28.353 2011 30.527 2012 35.722 2013 39.083 2014 41.944