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Greece’s Unemployment Rate Edges Up to 8% in June
['George Manettas']
tovima.com
Μake us preferred on GoogleGreece’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.
The unemployment rate among men stood at 6%, while the rate for women remained considerably higher at 10.4%.
ELSTAT noted that the monthly figures are seasonally adjusted and may be revised as new data are incorporated and the quarterly results of the Labor Force Survey are finalized.