{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"gr-long-term-unemployment","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/gr-long-term-unemployment","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/gr-long-term-unemployment/","title":"Greece Long-Term Unemployment (2025)","description":"Greece's Long-Term Unemployment: 422 thousands of persons in 2025, -12.0% YoY. Eurostat (LFSA_UGAN), 2005–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","Eurostat","Greece","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Greece","temporal_coverage":"2005/2025","unit":"thousands of persons","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Greece Long-Term Unemployment","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/LFSA_UGAN/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":"422","unit":"thousands of persons","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-12.0% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-12.0%","unit":"thousands of persons"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"21","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Greece Long-Term Unemployment"}],"observation_count":21,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":493.4},{"period":"2006","value":448.2},{"period":"2007","value":418.3},{"period":"2008","value":387.9},{"period":"2009","value":484.7},{"period":"2010","value":639.4},{"period":"2011","value":881.8},{"period":"2012","value":1195.1},{"period":"2013","value":1330.3},{"period":"2014","value":1274.4},{"period":"2015","value":1197},{"period":"2016","value":1130.9},{"period":"2017","value":1027},{"period":"2018","value":915},{"period":"2019","value":818.9},{"period":"2020","value":755},{"period":"2021","value":677.7},{"period":"2022","value":588.2},{"period":"2023","value":521.8},{"period":"2024","value":479.8},{"period":"2025","value":422}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"thousands of persons"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"422.0","yoyChange":"-12.0%"},{"year":"2024","value":"479.8","yoyChange":"-8.0%"},{"year":"2023","value":"521.8","yoyChange":"-11.3%"},{"year":"2022","value":"588.2","yoyChange":"-13.2%"},{"year":"2021","value":"677.7","yoyChange":"-10.2%"},{"year":"2020","value":"755.0","yoyChange":"-7.8%"},{"year":"2019","value":"818.9","yoyChange":"-10.5%"},{"year":"2018","value":"915.0","yoyChange":"-10.9%"},{"year":"2017","value":"1027.0","yoyChange":"-9.2%"},{"year":"2016","value":"1130.9","yoyChange":"-5.5%"},{"year":"2015","value":"1197.0","yoyChange":"-6.1%"},{"year":"2014","value":"1274.4","yoyChange":"-4.2%"},{"year":"2013","value":"1330.3","yoyChange":"+11.3%"},{"year":"2012","value":"1195.1","yoyChange":"+35.5%"},{"year":"2011","value":"881.8","yoyChange":"+37.9%"},{"year":"2010","value":"639.4","yoyChange":"+31.9%"},{"year":"2009","value":"484.7","yoyChange":"+25.0%"},{"year":"2008","value":"387.9","yoyChange":"-7.3%"},{"year":"2007","value":"418.3","yoyChange":"-6.7%"},{"year":"2006","value":"448.2","yoyChange":"-9.2%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks long-term unemployment (jobless 12+ months, thousands of persons) in Greece from 2005 to present. Show structural versus cyclical patterns. 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 1,330.3 thousands of persons in 2013 and reached its lowest recorded value of 387.9 in 2008. The latest reading of 422 in 2025 represents a change of -57.8."}]}