Registered unemployed fell 7% in March 2026 compared to the same month in 2025.<\/p>\n
At 861.241 people were registered as unemployed in the Public Employment Service (PES) register for the month of March 2026, recording a decrease of 64.800 persons<\/b> (-7%) compared to the same month in March 2025 and a decrease of 42,687 persons (-4.7%) compared to the previous month of February 2026.<\/p>\n
According to the statistics of registered unemployment of the CPS, of the total 861,241 persons, 403,847 persons (46.89%) are registered in the CPS register for a period equal to or more than 12 months<\/b> and 457.394 (53.11%) have been registered with the CPS for less than 12 months.<\/p>\n
The men<\/b> amounted to 301,973 persons (35.1%) and women amounted to 559,268 persons (64.9%).<\/p>\n
The age category 30-44 years old<\/b> had the largest number of registered unemployed persons among the age categories, which amounted to 252.373 people (29.3%).<\/p>\n
The secondary education level, which includes post-secondary education, had the highest number of registered unemployed among the education levels, which amounted to 419.375 persons (48.7%).<\/p>\n
Among the regions of the country, the Attica Region and the Region of Central Macedonia<\/b> recorded the largest number of registered unemployed, which amounted to 255,268 persons (29.6%) and 160,910 persons (18.7%) respectively.<\/p>\n
The total number of subsidized unemployed,<\/b> for the month of March 2026, (refers to the number of beneficiaries paid within the respective month), amounted to 176,306 persons, of which 121,528 (68.9%) are common unemployed and other categories of subsidized unemployed and 54,778 (31.1%) are subjects of tourism occupations.<\/b><\/p>\n
Specifically, the number of subsidized unemployed, for the month of March 2026, amounted to 176,306 persons, showing an increase of 8,359 persons (5%) compared to the corresponding month of the previous year March 2025 and a decrease of 82,378 persons (-31.8%) compared to the previous month of February 2026.<\/p>\n
Men amounted to 78,720 (44.6%) and women to 97.586 (55.4%).<\/p>\n
Of the total number of subsidized unemployed, 113,828 (64.6%) are commoners, 2,375 (1.3%) are construction workers, 54,778 (31.1%) are seasonal tourism workers, 4.769 (2.7%) are seasonal other (agricultural) workers, 504 (0.3%) are teachers, and 52 (0.0%) are other subsidized workers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Registered unemployed decreased by 7% in March 2026 compared to the same month in 2025.
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