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Greek Unemployment Fell to 8.1% in August, Lowest in a Year
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tovima.com
Unemployment in Greece fell to 8.1% in August 2025, down from a revised 9.7% in August 2024 and 8.3% in July 2025, according to data released by the Greek Statistic Authority (ELSTAT).
By gender, the unemployment rate among women was 10.6%, compared with 11.8% a year earlier, while among men it fell to 6.1% from 8%.
Looking at age groups, unemployment among 15–24 year-olds rose to 19% from 17.2% in August 2024, while in the 25–74 age group it dropped to 7.5% from 9.3%.
The number of employed reached 4,337,315, up by 79,288 people year-on-year (+1.9%), but slightly lower than in July 2025 by 2,331 people (-0.1%).
This represents a decrease of 35,078 compared with August 2024 (-1.1%), but an increase of 11,556 from July 2025 (+0.4%).