{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"gr-employment-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/gr-employment-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/gr-employment-rate/","title":"Greece Employment Rate (2025)","description":"Greece's Employment Rate: 71 % of population (20–64) in 2025, +1.7pp YoY. Eurostat (LFSA_ERGAN), 2005–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","Eurostat","Greece","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Greece","temporal_coverage":"2005/2025","unit":"% of population (20–64)","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Greece Employment Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/LFSA_ERGAN/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2005–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"21"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Greece"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Greece (2025)","value":"71","unit":"% of population (20–64)","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+1.7pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+1.7pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"21","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Greece Employment Rate"}],"observation_count":21,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":64.4},{"period":"2006","value":65.6},{"period":"2007","value":65.8},{"period":"2008","value":66.3},{"period":"2009","value":65.6},{"period":"2010","value":63.8},{"period":"2011","value":59.6},{"period":"2012","value":55},{"period":"2013","value":52.9},{"period":"2014","value":53.3},{"period":"2015","value":54.9},{"period":"2016","value":56.2},{"period":"2017","value":57.8},{"period":"2018","value":59.5},{"period":"2019","value":61.2},{"period":"2020","value":61.1},{"period":"2021","value":62.6},{"period":"2022","value":66.3},{"period":"2023","value":67.4},{"period":"2024","value":69.3},{"period":"2025","value":71}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of population (20–64)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"71.0","yoyChange":"+1.7pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"69.3","yoyChange":"+1.9pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"67.4","yoyChange":"+1.1pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"66.3","yoyChange":"+3.7pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"62.6","yoyChange":"+1.5pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"61.1","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"61.2","yoyChange":"+1.7pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"59.5","yoyChange":"+1.7pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"57.8","yoyChange":"+1.6pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"56.2","yoyChange":"+1.3pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"54.9","yoyChange":"+1.6pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"53.3","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"52.9","yoyChange":"-2.1pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"55.0","yoyChange":"-4.6pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"59.6","yoyChange":"-4.2pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"63.8","yoyChange":"-1.8pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"65.6","yoyChange":"-0.7pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"66.3","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"65.8","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"65.6","yoyChange":"+1.2pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the employment rate (ages 20-64) in Greece from 2005 to present. Compare against the EU-27 average and the Europe 2030 target of 78%. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2025 (21 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 71 % of population (20–64) in 2025 and reached its lowest recorded value of 52.9 in 2013. The latest reading of 71 in 2025 represents a change of +1.7pp."}]}