Unemployment in our country is gradually returning to pre-fiscal crisis levels, as in June this year the decline continued, while the Statistical Office of Greece estimated it at 12.1%, compared with a month earlier, when it was calculated at 12.5%. % compared to last year, when it was at the level of 15%. It should be noted that unemployment was last recorded at 12.1% in April 2010, after which its long-term growth began, which even recorded a level of 28.1% in September 2013 in the labor market. Of course, there was also a two-month period from April to May when it showed signs of stabilizing, around 12.5%, but since January it has been calculated at 13.6%, recording an increase from 12.9% in December 2021. descending course.

In total, 4,148,431 people are employed, an increase of 155,318 people compared to June 2021 (+3.9%) and 12,020 people compared to May 2022 (+0.3%). Accordingly, the unemployed amounted to 572,109 people, which is 130,976 people less compared to June 2021 (-18.6%) and 17,233 people compared to May 2022 (-2.9%).

During the year it decreased by 3 percentage points.

Persons under 75 who are not in the labor force, or “persons outside the labor force”, that is, not working and not looking for work, totaled 3,110,882. Among men, the unemployment rate is in single digits (9% from 11.8% in June 2021) for the fourth consecutive month. However, it is significantly higher among women (15.9% compared to 19% in June 2021). Just as significantly high, despite the reduction, remains the unemployment rate among young people aged 15-24 (27.4% from 31.4%). On the contrary, in the age group of 25-74 years, unemployment is 11.3%, i.e. below the overall average.

Labor Minister Kostis Chazidakis points to the particular importance of reducing unemployment by 3 percentage points during the year and by 5 points compared to the unemployment received by the government of the Hellenic Republic, also stressing that this positive news is combined with confirmation from the European Commission that Greece is leaving from under the so-called post-memorandum supervision and returns in 12 years to European normality. Conclude that “this was the result of significant work and reforms, with special attention paid to the Ministry of Labor.”