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. source: National Statistical Service of Greece
Unemployment Rate in Greece decreased to 8.10 percent in May from 9.10 percent in April of 2026. Unemployment Rate in Greece averaged 15.35 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 July of 2026.
Unemployment Rate in Greece decreased to 8.10 percent in May from 9.10 percent in April of 2026. Unemployment Rate in Greece is expected to be 7.60 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.