Unemployment Rate in Greece decreased to 8.60 percent in October from 8.70 percent in September of 2025. This dataset 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.

This statistic shows the unemployment rate in Greece from 1999 to 2024. In 2024, the unemployment rate in Greece was around 10.13 percent. Today, Greece reports the highest unemployment rate of all EU states. Greece's financial situation Greece is a developed country with a high-income economy, whose primary industry revolves around tourism and shipping. Agriculture also plays an important role for the country’s economy, more specifically for the EU. Greece had experienced large amounts of economic growth from the 1950s to the 1970s, however was economically devastated by the Great Recession in 2009 as well its own government debt crisis. Since the early 2000s, small increases in national debt were present within the Greek economy. These small increases turned into rather substantial surges between 2008 and 2011, which resulted in a large amount of accumulated public debt. However, financial assistance from several countries around the world as well as stimulus packages from the EU were issued to Greece, with the hopes of structural adjustments in the government and better decision making within the country in order to decrease national debt and increase productivity. The financial assistance helped stabilize Greece’s debt over the past several years, however many countries are arguing just how useful this support is, mostly because Greece has not made significant strides to improve its economy. As a result, consumers have become less optimistic about the possibility of a short term economic recovery in Greece. Additionally, investors have remained hesitant on investing into the country, generally due to an increasing debt-to-GDP ratio, which is ranked atop all countries in the European Union. The so-called debt-to-GDP ratio is an important indicator of a country’s ability to pay back its debts without incurring further debt.

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Youth Unemployment Rate in Greece decreased to 18.80 percent in October from 21.10 percent in September of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Greece Youth 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 was 8.90% in June of 2025, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Greece - Unemployment rate - last updated from the EUROSTAT on November of 2025. Historically, Greece - Unemployment rate reached a record high of 28.00% in September of 2013 and a record low of 8.90% in June of 2025.

Key information about Greece Unemployment Rate

• Greece Unemployment Rate remained the same at 8.20% in Sep 2025, from the previously reported figure of 8.20% in Aug 2025.
• Greece Unemployment Rate is updated monthly, available from Apr 1998 to Sep 2025, with an average rate of 21.30%.
• The data reached an all-time high of 28.30% in Jul 2013 and a record low of 7.50% in May 2008.
• The data is reported by reported by CEIC Data.
• In the latest reports, Greece Population reached 10.40 million people in Dec 2023.

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The youth unemployment rate in Greece stood at 24.74 percent in 2024. Between 1991 and 2024, the youth unemployment rate rose by 0.9 percentage points, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend.

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Greece Unemployment Rate: Urban: Greater Athens data was reported at 20.300 % in Jun 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 21.600 % for Mar 2018. Greece Unemployment Rate: Urban: Greater Athens data is updated quarterly, averaging 12.102 % from Mar 1998 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 82 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 28.800 % in Dec 2013 and a record low of 6.100 % in Jun 2008. Greece Unemployment Rate: Urban: Greater Athens data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Hellenic Statistical Authority. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Greece – Table GR.G010: Labour Force Survey: Unemployment Rate.

Graph and download economic data for Infra-Annual Labor Statistics: Unemployment Rate Total: From 15 to 64 Years for Greece (LRUN64TTGRA156N) from 1998 to 2024 about Greece, 15 to 64 years, unemployment, and rate.

Graph and download economic data for Infra-Annual Labor Statistics: Unemployment Rate Total: From 15 to 74 Years for Greece (LRUN74TTGRA156N) from 1961 to 2024 about 15 to 74 years, Greece, unemployment, and rate.

Monthly and long-term Greece Unemployment data: historical series and analyst forecasts curated by FocusEconomics.

Monthly dataset of the Greece Unemployment Rate, including historical data, latest releases, and long-term trends from 2015-06-30 to 2025-09-30. Available for free download in CSV format.

Long Term Unemployment Rate in Greece decreased to 4.90 percent in the second quarter of 2025 from 5.30 percent in the first quarter of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Greece Long Term 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: Urban: Thessaloniki Agglomeration data was reported at 12.900 % in Dec 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 15.500 % for Sep 2024. Greece Unemployment Rate: Urban: Thessaloniki Agglomeration data is updated quarterly, averaging 15.600 % from Mar 2021 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 16 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 19.300 % in Mar 2022 and a record low of 12.900 % in Dec 2024. Greece Unemployment Rate: Urban: Thessaloniki Agglomeration data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Hellenic Statistical Authority. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Greece – Table GR.G011: Labour Force Survey: Unemployment Rate: New Methodology.

This statistic shows employment in Greece from 2016 to 2024, with projections up until 2026 .In 2024, around 4.28 million people were employed in Greece. Employment in Greece Just like the rest of Greece’s economy, the job market has been adversely affected by the economic crisis of 2008; it has been struggling to recover ever since. The majority of the Greek population lives in urbanized areas, but lay-offs and job cuts affect the whole country; the unemployment rate in Greece has been increasing dramatically all over the country and has almost tripled since 2009. Greece’s economy relies heavily on services; most of Greece’s gross domestic product is produced in that sector. The gross domestic / GDP growth rate in Greece, however, has not improved since 2009 – on the contrary, after falling to an all-time low in 2011, GDP is now even lower than in the year recession hit the country. Some of the most important industries for Greece are the maritime and shipping industries, as well as tourism. The export of goods has been on the rise, while imports have been decreasing, causing the trade deficit to improve slowly but steadily. Still, Greece is not out of the red and probably won’t be for some time. National debt in relation to gross domestic product is growing, and Greece is still ranked second on a ranking of countries with the highest public debt worldwide. Austerity measures and rescue packages from the European Union are now put in place to ensure Greece’s recovery from the crisis.

Greece: Unemployment rate for females: The latest value from 2024 is 12.99 percent, a decline from 14.29 percent in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 8.08 percent, based on data from 176 countries. Historically, the average for Greece from 1991 to 2024 is 18.65 percent. The minimum value, 11.39 percent, was reached in 2008 while the maximum of 31.65 percent was recorded in 2013.

Greece - Youth unemployment rate was 22.50% in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Greece - Youth unemployment rate - last updated from the EUROSTAT on December of 2025. Historically, Greece - Youth unemployment rate reached a record high of 59.20% in December of 2013 and a record low of 21.90% in December of 2008.

Greece - Unemployment rate: From 15 to 74 years was 10.10% in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Greece - Unemployment rate: From 15 to 74 years - last updated from the EUROSTAT on December of 2025. Historically, Greece - Unemployment rate: From 15 to 74 years reached a record high of 27.80% in December of 2013 and a record low of 7.80% in December of 2008.