The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Greece edged down to 7.9% in July 2026 from a revised 8.1% in the previous month. Among those aged 15–24, the unemployment rate was 16.8%, while it was 7.4% for the 25–74 age group. The number of unemployed individuals decreased by 8 thousand month-on-month and 45.2 thousand year-on-year to 376.5 thousand. Unemployment remained higher among women than men, with the rate for women falling to 10.4% from 11.0% in June, while the rate for men declined to 5.9% from 7.1%. Meanwhile, the number of employed persons increased by 1.7 thousand from the previous month and by 41.4 thousand from a year earlier, reaching 4,379.8 thousand. The number of people outside the labour force, those under 75 who are neither employed nor actively seeking employment, increased by 2.7 thousand from the previous month and by 35.5 thousand from July 2025, reaching 2,951.9 thousand. source: National Statistical Service of Greece
Unemployment Rate in Greece decreased to 7.90 percent in July from 8.10 percent in June of 2026. Unemployment Rate in Greece averaged 15.30 percent from 1998 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 28.30 percent in July of 2013 and a record low of 7.30 percent in May of 2008. This page provides the latest reported value for - Greece Unemployment Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Greece Unemployment Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on September of 2026.
Unemployment Rate in Greece decreased to 7.90 percent in July from 8.10 percent in June of 2026. Unemployment Rate in Greece is expected to be 8.00 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Greece Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 8.10 percent in 2027 and 7.70 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.