Greece’s unemployment falls in October 2025
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in October 2025 amounted to 8.6% compared to 9.7% in October 2024, and the upwardly revised 8.7% in September 2025, the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) announced.
The number of employed persons amounted to 4,347,352 persons, increased by 44,904 persons as compared with October 2024 (1.0%) and increased by 20,586 persons compared with September 2025 (0.5%), CE Report quotes ANA-MPA.
The number of unemployed persons amounted to 411,369 persons, decreased by 50,326 persons as compared with October 2024 (-10.9%) and increased by 1,000 persons compared with September 2025 (0.2%).
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 2,982,942, decreased by 22,830 persons as compared with October 2024 (-0.8%) and decreased by 24,180 persons compared with September 2025 (-0.8%).
