Greece's unemployment fell from 10.4 % in 1996 to 8.5 % in 2025.
Greece · Employment & wages
Unemployment, participation, employment, youth, wages and hours.
19 indicators · 17 with data
Greece's youth unemployment fell from 31.5 % in 1996 to 21.4 % in 2025.
Greece's long-term unemployment (% of unemployed) rose from 36.4 % in 2009 to 55.8 % in 2025.
Greece's participation rose from 50.9 % in 1996 to 52.0 % in 2025.
Labour force participation rate, female (ages 15+)
% of female population ages 15+
137th of 182 · 39th in Europe & C. Asia
Greece's labour force participation rate, female (ages 15+) rose from 37.2 % in 1996 to 44.7 % in 2025.
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- Employment to population ratio (ages 15+)up +0.4 pts152nd of 182
- Employment rate (ages 15–64)up +1.3 pts29th of 34
- Labour force, totaldown −0.2 %90th of 182
- Self-employed (% of total employment)down −0.2 pts97th of 182
- Vulnerable employment (% of total employment)down −0.3 pts75th of 182
- Part-time employment (% of employment)down −1.1 pts26th of 34
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- Average wagedown −0.3 %33rd of 34
- Hours workeddown −1.4 %5th of 41
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- Employment in agriculture (% of total employment)down −0.3 pts105th of 182
- Employment in industry (% of total employment)down −0.0 pts126th of 182
- Employment in services (% of total employment)up +0.4 pts45th of 182
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- GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $)up +0.6 %39th of 168
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Greece.
- Minimum wage relative to median wageNo data
- ProductivityNo data