The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in June 2024 amounted to 9.6% compared to the upwards revised 11.4% in June 2023 and to the downwards revised 10.3% in May 2024, the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) said on Wednesday.
The number of employed persons amounted to 4,293,899 persons, increased by 79,229 persons compared with June 2023 (1.9%) and by 41,192 persons compared with May 2024 (1.0%).
The number of unemployed persons amounted to 456,663, decreased by 85,865 persons compared with June 2023 (-15.8%) and by 30,629 persons compared with May 2024 (-6.3%).
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 3,027,673, decreased by 16,999 persons as compared with June 2023 (-0.6%) and by 12,838 persons compared with May 2024 (-0.4%).
The unemployment rate for women rose to 12.2% from 14.4% in June 2023 and for men to 7.5% from 9%.
By major age groups, in the 15-24 year old group the unemployment rate rose to 22.5% from 24.5% in June last year and in the 25-74 year old age group to 8.9% from 10.6%.