Greece’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 7.5% in December 2025, the lowest level since May 2008, compared to a downwardly revised 8.1% in November. The number of unemployed people declined by 31.2 thousand from the previous month, bringing the total to 354.9 thousand. At the same time, employment fell by 19.4 thousand, leaving the total number of employed individuals at around 4.4 million. Meanwhile, the number of people outside the labour force increased by 48.3 thousand to approximately 3 million. source: National Statistical Service of Greece
Unemployment Rate in Greece decreased to 7.50 percent in December from 8.10 percent in November of 2025. Unemployment Rate in Greece averaged 15.45 percent from 1998 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 28.30 percent in July of 2013 and a record low of 7.30 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 February of 2026.
Unemployment Rate in Greece decreased to 7.50 percent in December from 8.10 percent in November of 2025. Unemployment Rate in Greece is expected to be 8.90 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 8.10 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.