Greece Unemployment Rate Dips To 7.9% In July As Labor Market Holds Steady
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The data released by the INE this Monday point to a new month with an unemployment rate of 5.7% in July, as had happened in June and 0.1 percentage points (pp) below the homologous value, this despite the slight increase in the unemployed population. Among men, July recorded the lowest unemployment rate since there is memory.
The unemployed amounted to 376,508 people, marking a decrease of 45,192 people compared to July 2025.
The Minister of Labor and Social Security, Niki Kerameus, emphasizes the continuation of the effort for an even greater reduction in unemployment and an even greater stimulation of employment. “New reduction in unemployment for the month of July” In her post, on the occasion of the announcement of ELSTAT data, according to which unemployment fell to 7.9% in July, Ms. Kerameus states the following: “New reduction in unemployment for the month of …
The unemployment rate in the country decreased to 7.9% in July from 8.9% in July 2025 and compared to the upwardly revised 8.1% ... The article Unemployment fell below 8% in July was published in NewsIT.
The INE added that, in July, the employed population reached 5,347,000 people, a value of 1.6% (82.9 thousand people) above that recorded a year earlier. Despite the overall rate of 5.7%, unemployment among young people is 20.1%.
Data were revealed by the INE
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