It’s somewhat misleading, the natural conclusion would be that these countries have fallen to the level of Greece. While in reality Greece has risen to the level of the other countries.
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GoAtlasia on
Better, but still not perfect
Over-Willingness-933 on
My feeling is these graphs are often misleading. Most countries have higher unemployment rates, but because they are employed informally, they are not claiming any welfare and not on record. This is the case with most of Africa
Revolutionary_Win716 on
North Macedonia consistently getting it done.
KataraMan on
Yeah, that’s wrong. Greek here. The National Statistics Agency (ΕΛΣΤΑΤ) reports 7.7% unemployment, while the National Employment Agency (ΔΥΠΑ) reports it closer to 20%.
That happens when the first one does polls while the second one has lists
HarrMada on
Comparing unemployment rate between countries doesn’t make much sense. Way too many different factors that aren’t controlled for.
Big-Today6819 on
This is such a weird thing, always should look at how many is working also, as this means way more, some countries have 80% of the people aged 18 to 65 working and others have 65%, what place will have the biggest effects of higher unemployment rate of 5 or 6%? Or 15 to 74 as the numbers under here
Sweden: Employment Rate: The national employment rate for people aged 15–74 was around 72% in 2022 and 2023
As of late 2025 and early 2026, the employment rate in Greece—representing the percentage of the working-age population (15–74) that is employed—stands at approximately 61% to 62%.
While this indicates a recovery from previous economic crises, it remains below the EU average, which is closer to 70%.
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Forgot to include French Guiana in France
Routine_Ad_2695 on
To be fair Spain has been always hitting hard on EU unemployment metrics.
Willing-Actuator-509 on
Some Europeans claim that their countries are full of lazy fake immigrants that they just stay there for the benefits without working. This is an opinion which I heard from locals in Sweden and France. Obviously I don’t agree with this opinion, but the post reminded me of it.
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It’s somewhat misleading, the natural conclusion would be that these countries have fallen to the level of Greece. While in reality Greece has risen to the level of the other countries.
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Better, but still not perfect
My feeling is these graphs are often misleading. Most countries have higher unemployment rates, but because they are employed informally, they are not claiming any welfare and not on record. This is the case with most of Africa
North Macedonia consistently getting it done.
Yeah, that’s wrong. Greek here. The National Statistics Agency (ΕΛΣΤΑΤ) reports 7.7% unemployment, while the National Employment Agency (ΔΥΠΑ) reports it closer to 20%.
That happens when the first one does polls while the second one has lists
Comparing unemployment rate between countries doesn’t make much sense. Way too many different factors that aren’t controlled for.
This is such a weird thing, always should look at how many is working also, as this means way more, some countries have 80% of the people aged 18 to 65 working and others have 65%, what place will have the biggest effects of higher unemployment rate of 5 or 6%? Or 15 to 74 as the numbers under here
Sweden: Employment Rate: The national employment rate for people aged 15–74 was around 72% in 2022 and 2023
As of late 2025 and early 2026, the employment rate in Greece—representing the percentage of the working-age population (15–74) that is employed—stands at approximately 61% to 62%.
While this indicates a recovery from previous economic crises, it remains below the EU average, which is closer to 70%.
Forgot to include French Guiana in France
To be fair Spain has been always hitting hard on EU unemployment metrics.
Some Europeans claim that their countries are full of lazy fake immigrants that they just stay there for the benefits without working. This is an opinion which I heard from locals in Sweden and France. Obviously I don’t agree with this opinion, but the post reminded me of it.