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Breaking down unemployment by gender for Q1 2025, the rate among men was 6.3%, while for women it stood at 10.8%

Nearly 200,000 long-term unemployed individuals in Greece, remain invisible in national and European statistics.

Among individuals aged 15–24, the rate climbed to 25.2%, up from 22.7% in March 2024.

Despite the overall decline, unemployment remains higher among women and young people.

This system calculates the benefit amount under both the current and new frameworks, ensuring recipients receive either the same or a higher amount under the pilot scheme.

The unemployment rate in Greece recorded a further decline in January 2025, reaching 8.9%, according to the latest Foundation for Economic & Industrial Research (IOBE) report. The number of jobless individuals decreased to 410,000, marking a 31.4% drop compared to the previous year over the same period. Meanwhile, employment increased by 1.3% year-on-year, reaching 4.21 […]

Employment prospects for Greeks are dismal, as the country ranks second last in the European Union, ahead of only Romania, for the second quarter of 2025, according to a new report by ManpowerGroup. The multinational leader in workforce solutions and staffing has just published its latest employment outlook data for 41 countries, including Greece. The report […]

The largest share of the workforce was made up of professionals (22.8%) and service and sales workers (22.3%).

At a European level, according to unemployment data released by Eurostat Greece remains the country with the second-highest unemployment in the EU.

Furthermore, it is observed that during the period 2019–2023, the income gap between Greece and Europe widened even more.

The number of employed individuals reached 4,286,466, marking an increase of 146,066 people (3.5%) compared to November 2023

Figures indicate that it exceeded 20% in July 2024, the second-highest youth unemployment rate in Europe after Spain.

A key reason for the seemingly paradoxical rise in job vacancies, despite the fact that employment rates remain among the lowest in the EU, is often attributed to the so-called "skills mismatch."

The number of employed individuals reached 4,284,694, an increase of 67,723 compared to October 2023 (+1.6%) and 22,002 compared to September 2024 (+0.5%).

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Greece dropped to 9.8% in October 2024, down from a revised 10.8% in October 2023 but up from a revised 9.4% in September 2024, according to data from ELSTAT. Employment and Unemployment Figures The number of employed individuals rose to 4,284,694, marking an increase of 67,723 (1.6%) compared to […]

Greek long term unemployment was only surpassed by Bosnia Herzegovina (9.6%). Spain was the 3rd worse with 4.3%

Among young people aged 15-24, unemployment fell notably to 16.3% from 23.1% in Sept. 2023. For those aged 25-74, the rate declined to 9% from 10%.

The data revealed the job rate settled at 63.9%, compared to 62.7% in the first quarter and 57.3% in 2021

The new system will adjust the monthly unemployment benefit afforded to workers in proportion with the amount they have worked and salary they had received. 

The number of people receiving jobless benefits was 176,931 in August 2024