Unemployment rate in Greece

Autoridad Estadistica Helenica (ELSTAT) · Mensual · Importance 85

IMF forecast (WEO): 2026: 7.4% 2027: 7.1% 2028: 7.0% 2029: 6.9% 2030: 6.8% 2031: 6.8%

8.0% (Jun-26) ABS · % · Mensual · CSV

Period	%
Jun 2026	8.0%
May 2026	7.8%
Apr 2026	9.0%
Mar 2026	10.3%
Feb 2026	9.9%
Jan 2026	8.9%
Dec 2025	8.1%
Nov 2025	8.5%
Oct 2025	8.9%
Sep 2025	8.7%
Aug 2025	8.8%
Jul 2025	8.9%
Jun 2025	9.2%
May 2025	8.7%
Apr 2025	8.9%
Mar 2025	9.2%
Feb 2025	9.1%
Jan 2025	9.7%
Dec 2024	9.4%
Nov 2024	9.7%
Oct 2024	9.7%
Sep 2024	9.7%
Aug 2024	9.6%
Jul 2024	9.8%
Jun 2024	9.0%
May 2024	10.5%
Apr 2024	10.8%
Mar 2024	10.6%
Feb 2024	11.4%
Jan 2024	11.7%
Dec 2023	10.4%
Nov 2023	10.1%
Oct 2023	10.8%
Sep 2023	10.9%
Aug 2023	11.5%
Jul 2023	11.7%
Jun 2023	11.7%
May 2023	11.3%
Apr 2023	11.4%
Mar 2023	11.3%
Feb 2023	11.1%
Jan 2023	10.5%
Dec 2022	12.1%
Nov 2022	11.6%
Oct 2022	11.8%
Sep 2022	12.1%
Aug 2022	12.4%
Jul 2022	12.8%
Jun 2022	12.5%
May 2022	12.9%
Apr 2022	12.5%
Mar 2022	12.5%
Feb 2022	12.9%
Jan 2022	13.1%
Dec 2021	13.0%
Nov 2021	13.2%
Oct 2021	13.2%
Sep 2021	13.3%
Aug 2021	14.1%
Jul 2021	14.1%

Period	%
Jun 2026	8.0%
May 2026	7.8%
Apr 2026	9.0%
Mar 2026	10.3%
Feb 2026	9.9%
Jan 2026	8.9%
Dec 2025	8.1%
Nov 2025	8.5%
Oct 2025	8.9%
Sep 2025	8.7%
Aug 2025	8.8%
Jul 2025	8.9%
Jun 2025	9.2%
May 2025	8.7%
Apr 2025	8.9%
Mar 2025	9.2%
Feb 2025	9.1%
Jan 2025	9.7%
Dec 2024	9.4%
Nov 2024	9.7%
Oct 2024	9.7%
Sep 2024	9.7%
Aug 2024	9.6%
Jul 2024	9.8%
Jun 2024	9.0%
May 2024	10.5%
Apr 2024	10.8%
Mar 2024	10.6%
Feb 2024	11.4%
Jan 2024	11.7%
Dec 2023	10.4%
Nov 2023	10.1%
Oct 2023	10.8%
Sep 2023	10.9%
Aug 2023	11.5%
Jul 2023	11.7%
Jun 2023	11.7%
May 2023	11.3%
Apr 2023	11.4%
Mar 2023	11.3%
Feb 2023	11.1%
Jan 2023	10.5%
Dec 2022	12.1%
Nov 2022	11.6%
Oct 2022	11.8%
Sep 2022	12.1%
Aug 2022	12.4%
Jul 2022	12.8%
Jun 2022	12.5%
May 2022	12.9%
Apr 2022	12.5%
Mar 2022	12.5%
Feb 2022	12.9%
Jan 2022	13.1%
Dec 2021	13.0%
Nov 2021	13.2%
Oct 2021	13.2%
Sep 2021	13.3%
Aug 2021	14.1%
Jul 2021	14.1%

About this indicator

Source	Hellenic Statistical Authority
Frequency	Mensual
Release	Aproximadamente un mes después del periodo de referencia (mensual o trimestral según el país).
What it is	The unemployment rate is the share of jobless people in the total labour force. It is the main gauge of Greece's labour market, still scarred by the debt crisis, and of the economy's ability to create jobs. Greece has one of the highest unemployment rates in the euro area.
How it's calculated	It is derived from the Labour Force Survey run by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) among a sample of households, using ILO criteria: a person is unemployed if they are without work, available to work and actively seeking a job.
Market implications	Its path reflects the momentum of the Greek economy and the progress of its recovery after the bailout. Falling unemployment boosts consumption and household income and is a key input for ECB policy, since Greece belongs to the euro area.
Limitations	It is worth distinguishing whether the rate moves because of shifts in labour demand or in the labour force, including emigration. Survey data are subject to sampling error and revision, and high structural and long-term unemployment colours its interpretation.