Disheartening news for the Greeks on Thursday who are patiently awaiting some gains after six years of austerity. The unemployment figures ticked up in Q1, and while they are below their absolute peak, more than one in four Greeks are still without a job.

Now nearly four years into 20% or more territory, the jobless rate is staying stubbornly high despite some signs of economic recovery.

By now people had been hoping to see some results for their sacrifices, but instead unemployment is back on the rise as the economy dips into recession again after modest growth at the end of 2014.

It is all leading to some bleak opinions about the future.

“Unfortunately we are a country without a future. It doesn’t matter if the current government has good intentions, and I believe it does; it doesn’t have the opportunity any longer to do anything for you, for me, or our young,” said one man.

Standard and Poor’s rating agency added another nail to the Greek coffin on Thursday with a fresh d