Greece's unemployment rate fell to 8% in June, down from 9.2% a year earlier, marking its lowest level in decades after a decline of more than 20 percentage points from the peak of the crisis. However, unemployment edged up from 7.8% in May, suggesting the long-running downward trend may be stabilizing.
Unemployment falls to decades-low 8% in June, challenges ahead
Written on 08/01/2026