Greece’s Unemployment Rate Edges Up to 8% in June

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Greece’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate stood at 8% in June 2026, marking a significant improvement from the 9.2% recorded in the same month a year earlier, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). However, the rate edged up from 7.8% in May, representing a marginal monthly increase of 0.2 percentage points.

According to ELSTAT’s Labor Force Survey, the number of employed people reached 4,389,230, up by 53,413, or 1.2%, compared with June 2025. On a monthly basis, employment increased by 16,465 people, or 0.4%.

The number of unemployed stood at 381,769, down by 58,363, or 13.3%, year-on-year. Compared with May 2026, however, unemployment increased by 12,345 people, or 3.3%.

Meanwhile, the number of people under the age of 75 who were outside the labor force — neither working nor actively seeking employment — stood at 2,941,499. Their number fell by 36,988, or 1.2%, compared with June 2025, and by 33,042, or 1.1%, from the previous month.