Level Chart

Basic Info

Greece Unemployment Rate is at 8.50%, compared to 7.90% last month and 9.20% last year. This is lower than the long term average of 14.68%.

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 8.50%
Latest Period Feb 2026
Last Updated Apr 1 2026, 11:03 EDT
Next Release Apr 30 2026, 11:00 EDT
Long Term Average 14.68%
Average Growth Rate -0.31%
Value from Last Month 7.90%
Change from Last Month 7.59%
Value from 1 Year Ago 9.20%
Change from 1 Year Ago -7.61%
Frequency Monthly
Unit Percent
Adjustment Seasonally Adjusted
Download Source File

Historical Data

View and export this data back to 1998. Upgrade now.
Date Value
February 28, 2026 8.50%
January 31, 2026 7.90%
December 31, 2025 7.90%
November 30, 2025 8.40%
October 31, 2025 8.90%
September 30, 2025 8.70%
August 31, 2025 8.70%
July 31, 2025 8.80%
June 30, 2025 9.20%
May 31, 2025 8.50%
April 30, 2025 8.90%
March 31, 2025 9.50%
February 28, 2025 9.20%
January 31, 2025 9.80%
December 31, 2024 9.30%
November 30, 2024 9.60%
October 31, 2024 9.60%
September 30, 2024 9.60%
August 31, 2024 9.50%
July 31, 2024 9.70%
June 30, 2024 8.90%
May 31, 2024 10.40%
April 30, 2024 10.80%
March 31, 2024 10.80%
February 29, 2024 11.50%
Date Value
January 31, 2024 11.70%
December 31, 2023 10.40%
November 30, 2023 10.10%
October 31, 2023 10.80%
September 30, 2023 10.90%
August 31, 2023 11.40%
July 31, 2023 11.70%
June 30, 2023 11.70%
May 31, 2023 11.30%
April 30, 2023 11.40%
March 31, 2023 11.60%
February 28, 2023 11.30%
January 31, 2023 10.60%
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%

Basic Info

Greece Unemployment Rate is at 8.50%, compared to 7.90% last month and 9.20% last year. This is lower than the long term average of 14.68%.

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 8.50%
Latest Period Feb 2026
Last Updated Apr 1 2026, 11:03 EDT
Next Release Apr 30 2026, 11:00 EDT
Long Term Average 14.68%
Average Growth Rate -0.31%
Value from Last Month 7.90%
Change from Last Month 7.59%
Value from 1 Year Ago 9.20%
Change from 1 Year Ago -7.61%
Frequency Monthly
Unit Percent
Adjustment Seasonally Adjusted
Download Source File