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Greece Unemployment Rate
Last Release
May 31, 2025
Actual
7.9
Units In
%
Previous
8.3
Frequency
Monthly
Next Release
Jul 31, 2025
Time to Release
27 Days 9 Hours
Highest | Lowest | Average | Date Range | Source |
27.9 Jul 2013 | 7.3 May 2008 | 15.4 % | 1998-2025 | National Statistical Service of Greece |
In Greece, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.
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The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Greece fell to 7.9% in May 2025, from a downwardly revised 8.3% in the previous month. This marked the lowest reading since November 2008, as the number of unemployed individuals dropped by 19.3 thousand from a month earlier to 370.4 thousand. Meanwhile, employment rose by 30.3 thousand month-on-month to 4.35 million in May. Additionally, the number of people outside the labour force decreased by 13.4 thousand to 3.036 million.
Greece Unemployment Rate History
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