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Unemployment in Greece

Unemployment in Greece: 7.4% in August 2026; highest 28.3% in July 2013, lowest 7.3% in May 2008 since 1998 — Eurostat.

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What was the unemployment rate in Greece in each of the last 36 months, overall and for under-25s?

MonthUnemployment rateYouth unemployment rate (under 25)
August 20267.4%15.6%
July 20267.9%16.5%
June 20268.1%20.9%
May 20267.8%17.1%
April 20269.0%18.1%
March 202610.3%25.4%
February 20269.9%22.3%
January 20268.9%21.2%
December 20258.1%15.0%
November 20258.6%18.4%
October 20258.9%19.4%
September 20258.7%19.9%
August 20258.8%21.8%
July 20258.8%20.3%
June 20259.2%18.4%
May 20258.7%20.6%
April 20258.9%19.0%
March 20259.2%20.7%
February 20259.1%17.6%
January 20259.7%21.2%
December 20249.4%21.2%
November 20249.7%21.4%
October 20249.7%22.2%
September 20249.7%18.2%
August 20249.6%17.4%
July 20249.7%19.2%
June 20248.9%23.2%
May 202410.5%25.2%
April 202410.8%25.3%
March 202410.6%21.7%
February 202411.4%27.8%
January 202411.7%23.6%
December 202310.4%26.3%
November 202310.1%28.4%
October 202310.8%28.5%
September 202310.9%25.9%

What was the unemployment rate in Greece each December since 1998?

YearDecember
20258.1%
20249.4%
202310.4%
202212.1%
202113.0%
202016.7%
201916.9%
201819.0%
201721.3%
201624.0%
201524.1%
201425.9%
201327.7%
201226.8%
201121.3%
201014.9%
200910.2%
20088.6%
20078.3%
20069.0%
20059.6%
200410.2%
20039.9%
200210.0%
200110.8%
200010.6%
199912.3%
199811.4%

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Source: Eurostat (reuse with attribution). Unemployment, seasonally adjusted, percent of the labour force (dataset une_rt_m). Euro area = the 21 member countries from 2026, back-calculated. Source record.

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