Basic Info

Greece Unemployment Rate is at 8.70%, compared to 9.30% last month and 11.70% last year. This is lower than the long term average of 14.92%.

The Greece Unemployment Rate measures the total number of employees in Greece that are a part of the labor force, but are without a job. Unemployment rates can be a good gauge for how the economy is performing in a particular region. Historically, the Greece Unemployment Rate reached as high as 27.9% in 2013, because of the debt crisis that also led to a third of the population to be living in poverty.

Region Greece
Source Eurostat

Stats

Last Value 8.70%
Latest Period Jan 2025
Last Updated Mar 4 2025, 10:04 EST
Next Release Apr 1 2025, 11:00 EDT
Long Term Average 14.92%
Average Growth Rate -0.29%
Value from Last Month 9.30%
Change from Last Month -6.45%
Value from 1 Year Ago 11.70%
Change from 1 Year Ago -25.64%
Frequency Monthly
Unit Percent
Adjustment Seasonally Adjusted
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Historical Data

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Date Value
January 31, 2025 8.70%
December 31, 2024 9.30%
November 30, 2024 9.50%
October 31, 2024 9.70%
September 30, 2024 9.60%
August 31, 2024 9.50%
July 31, 2024 9.70%
June 30, 2024 8.90%
May 31, 2024 10.30%
April 30, 2024 10.70%
March 31, 2024 10.70%
February 29, 2024 11.40%
January 31, 2024 11.70%
December 31, 2023 10.20%
November 30, 2023 10.20%
October 31, 2023 10.90%
September 30, 2023 11.00%
August 31, 2023 11.40%
July 31, 2023 11.60%
June 30, 2023 11.60%
May 31, 2023 11.10%
April 30, 2023 11.40%
March 31, 2023 11.60%
February 28, 2023 11.20%
January 31, 2023 10.60%
Date Value
December 31, 2022 12.10%
November 30, 2022 11.80%
October 31, 2022 11.90%
September 30, 2022 12.30%
August 31, 2022 12.40%
July 31, 2022 12.50%
June 30, 2022 12.30%
May 31, 2022 12.60%
April 30, 2022 12.50%
March 31, 2022 12.70%
February 28, 2022 13.00%
January 31, 2022 13.60%
December 31, 2021 12.80%
November 30, 2021 13.20%
October 31, 2021 13.50%
September 30, 2021 13.30%
August 31, 2021 13.70%
July 31, 2021 14.40%
June 30, 2021 15.00%
May 31, 2021 15.60%
April 30, 2021 17.40%
March 31, 2021 17.20%
February 28, 2021 15.80%
January 31, 2021 16.40%
December 31, 2020 16.80%

Basic Info

Greece Unemployment Rate is at 8.70%, compared to 9.30% last month and 11.70% last year. This is lower than the long term average of 14.92%.

The Greece Unemployment Rate measures the total number of employees in Greece that are a part of the labor force, but are without a job. Unemployment rates can be a good gauge for how the economy is performing in a particular region. Historically, the Greece Unemployment Rate reached as high as 27.9% in 2013, because of the debt crisis that also led to a third of the population to be living in poverty.

Region Greece
Source Eurostat

Stats

Last Value 8.70%
Latest Period Jan 2025
Last Updated Mar 4 2025, 10:04 EST
Next Release Apr 1 2025, 11:00 EDT
Long Term Average 14.92%
Average Growth Rate -0.29%
Value from Last Month 9.30%
Change from Last Month -6.45%
Value from 1 Year Ago 11.70%
Change from 1 Year Ago -25.64%
Frequency Monthly
Unit Percent
Adjustment Seasonally Adjusted
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