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

As for the increase in the minimum wage, she reminded that it currently stands at 830 euros with the government’s goal being to reach 950 euros by 2027.

The number of employed persons amounted to 4,229,548, up by 26,303 compared with July 2023 (0.6%) and down by 46,286 persons compared with June 2024 (-1.1%).

According to Eurostat, Greece's high levels of youth unemployment hits recent university grads particularly hard, making it the third-worst country in the EU for recent grads to find a job.

High levels of informal employment place Greece and Portugal at the top, reflecting deep-rooted challenges in labor regulation

The unemployed population dropped to 456,663, showing a significant decrease of 85,865 from June 2023 (-15.8%) and a reduction of 30,629 from May 2024 (-6.3%).