Greece Jobless Rate Rises to 8.0%

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.

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Greece rose to 8.0% in June 2026, following a downwardly revised 7.8% growth in the previous month. The number of unemployed individuals increased by 12.4 thousand month-on-month to 381.8 thousand but decreased by 58.3 thousand individuals in the same month last year. Unemployment remained significantly higher among women than men, with rates of 10.4% for women and 6.0% for men. Meanwhile, the number of people outside the labour force, those under 75 who are neither employed nor actively seeking employment, fell by 33.0 thousand a month earlier and declined 37.0 thousand year-on-year. The total number of employed persons grew by 16.4 thousand from the prior month to 4,389.2 thousand.

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Greece fell to 8.1% in May 2026 from a downwardly revised 9.1% in the previous month, marking the lowest level since November 2008. The number of unemployed individuals fell by 48.0 thousand from a month earlier to an over seventeen-year low of 383.7 thousand and decreased by 29.6 thousand year-on-year. Unemployment remained significantly higher among women than men, with rates of 11.7% for women and 5.0% for men. Meanwhile, the number of people outside the labour force, those under 75 who are neither employed nor actively seeking work, rose by 25.1 thousand month-on-month to 2,980 thousand but declined by 24.6 thousand year-on-year. The total number of employed persons increased by 18.7 thousand from the prior month to 4,353 thousand.