The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Greece edged up to 11.2% in April 2023, from an upwardly revised 11.1% in the previous month. The number of unemployed persons went up by 4.5 thousand from a month earlier to 527.7 thousand, while the number of employed persons decreased by 37 thousand to 4.16 million. Meanwhile, the number of people outside the labor force increased by 26.4 thousand to 3.11 million. Compared to April 2022, jobseekers fell 11.9% and employment increased by 1.6%. source: National Statistical Service of Greece

Unemployment Rate in Greece averaged 16.15 percent from 1998 until 2023, reaching an all time high of 28.20 percent in July of 2013 and a record low of 7.40 percent in May of 2008. This page 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. Greece Unemployment Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on June of 2023.

Unemployment Rate in Greece is expected to be 10.50 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Greece Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 12.00 percent in 2024 and 10.00 percent in 2025, according to our econometric models.

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Greece Unemployment Rate



Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2023-05-03 09:00 AM Mar 10.9% 11.3% 11.6%
2023-06-01 09:00 AM Apr 11.2% 11.1% 10.8%
2023-07-04 09:00 AM May 11.2%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Unemployment Rate 11.20 11.10 percent Apr 2023
Employed Persons 4145.92 4135.06 Thousand Apr 2023
Unemployed Persons 529.84 534.78 Thousand Apr 2023
Part Time Employment 336.60 305.60 Thousand Dec 2022
Full Time Employment 3798.60 3910.50 Thousand Dec 2022
Employment Rate 88.67 88.55 percent Apr 2023
Job Vacancies 20927.00 24324.00 Dec 2022
Labor Force Participation Rate 51.90 52.70 percent Dec 2022

Greece Unemployment Rate
In Greece, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
11.20 11.10 28.20 7.40 1998 - 2023 percent Monthly
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News Stream
Greek Jobless Rate Edges Up
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Greece edged up to 11.2% in April 2023, from an upwardly revised 11.1% in the previous month. The number of unemployed persons went up by 4.5 thousand from a month earlier to 527.7 thousand, while the number of employed persons decreased by 37 thousand to 4.16 million. Meanwhile, the number of people outside the labor force increased by 26.4 thousand to 3.11 million. Compared to April 2022, jobseekers fell 11.9% and employment increased by 1.6%.
2023-06-01
Greek Jobless Rate Down to 10.9% in March
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Greece decreased to 10.9 percent in March 2023 from a downwardly revised 11.3 percent in the previous month. The number of unemployed persons decreased by 14.1 thousand over the previous month to 508.7 thousand, while the number of employed persons increased by 59.4 thousand to 4.2 million. Meanwhile, the number of people outside the labor force went down 47.7 thousand to 3.1 million. Compared to March 2022, jobseekers fell 16.5 percent and employment declined 0.1 percent.
2023-05-03
Greek Jobless Rate at 11.4% in February
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Greece rose to 11.4 percent in February 2023 from a downwardly revised 10.3 percent in the previous month, which was the lowest in 13 years. The number of unemployed persons increased by 53.7 thousand over the previous month to 526.7 thousand, while the number of employed persons fell by 27.2 thousand to 4.1 million. Meanwhile, the number of people outside the labor force decreased by 28.8 thousand to 3.2 million. Compared to February last year, jobseekers declined by 15.2 percent and employment went down by 1.3%.
2023-03-31