Greek unemployment at 12.6% in July

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in July 2022, in Greece, amounted to 12.6% compared to the downwards 14.1% in July 2021 and to the upwards revised 12.3% in June 2022

The number of employed persons amounted to 4,116,125 persons increasing by 133,094 persons as compared with July 2021 (+3.3%) and decreasing by 29,013 persons compared with June 2022 (-0.7%)

The number of unemployed persons amounted to 591,209 decreasing by 63,165 persons as compared with July 2021 (-9.7%) and increasing by 10,509 persons compared with June 2022 (+1.8%).

The number of persons outside the labour force, i.e., persons under the age of 75, that neither work nor look for a job, amounted to 3,121,452, decreasing by 101,966 persons as compared with July 2021 (-3.2%) and increasing by 16,465 persons compared with June 2022 (+0.5%).