Greece jobs

Greece ranks 4th in EU for labor market slack, mostly due to high unemployment levels, and has widest gender gap in the EU.

The number of people receiving jobless benefits was 176,931 in August 2024

The number of persons employed amounted to σε 4,327,825, ELSTAT reports

Economist Penelopi Goldberg concludes that Greece striving to be Europe’s Economic haven has resorted to an ‘extreme measure’: extracting more hours from the existing workforce.

Greece registered the highest uptick in in the metric compared to the respective period last year

The Information Technology sector leads as the most competitive at 38%, despite a 5-point drop from last quarter and 1 point from last year.

Unemployment rates are highest among women, young people up to 24 years old, residents of the Ionian Islands, and those with only a few years of primary education.

Jobseekers in Greece can now download the JOBmatch app for free and connect with employers in tourism, hospitality, and F&B offering vacant positions