EL · 2017 · une_rt_a

Unemployment by sex and age - annual data

Greece, 2017

Unemployment by sex and age - annual data
21.8%
Greece, 2017
▼ 8.8% vs 2016 (23.9%)
Analysis

In 2017, Greece's unemployment by sex and age decreased by 8.8% compared to 2016, reaching 21.8%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 8.3%.

Greece ranks 1st out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 12.1% (from 24.8% in 2012).

Source: Eurostat dataset une_rt_a, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#1 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
262.7%
EU-27: 8.3%
Greece timeline (last 15 years)
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