Greece unemployment

According to a survey by Eurostat, the Greek job vacancy rate is half that of the Eurozone average. As the data indicates, Greece is fourth from the bottom in job vacancy rates, tied with Luxembourg. However, a fundamental difference between the two countries is that Luxembourg boasts the lowest unemployment rate in the EU, while […]

The largest share of the workforce was made up of professionals (22.8%) and service and sales workers (22.3%).

At a European level, according to unemployment data released by Eurostat Greece remains the country with the second-highest unemployment in the EU.

Furthermore, it is observed that during the period 2019–2023, the income gap between Greece and Europe widened even more.

The program aims to promote entrepreneurship through the creation of new small and medium-sized businesses including 5,880 unemployed individuals aged 30-59.

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Greece dropped to 9.8% in October 2024, down from a revised 10.8% in October 2023 but up from a revised 9.4% in September 2024, according to data from ELSTAT. Employment and Unemployment Figures The number of employed individuals rose to 4,284,694, marking an increase of 67,723 (1.6%) compared to […]

Among young people aged 15-24, unemployment fell notably to 16.3% from 23.1% in Sept. 2023. For those aged 25-74, the rate declined to 9% from 10%.