Eurostat: Great enhancement of employment in Greece – decreasing the gap with the EU

The greatest increase in employment Among the 27 Member States of the European Union was achieved by Greece in the past five years, according to its latest aggregate elements. Eurostatin yet another indication of the ongoing recovery of the labor market.

Employees and self -employed people in our country reached 69.3% of the population last year, which is a “jump” of 8.5 points compared to the 60.8% recorded in 2019. It is almost three times the stimulation of employment compared to the corresponding rise in EU (3). The systematic collection of the relevant data from Eurostat has begun.

Despite the improvement, Greece remains in the penultimate position among the 27 Member States at the level of employment, which reflects job loss during the ten -year crisis and the chronic low involvement of women in the labor market.

However, in conjunction with the decline in pre -crisis unemployment, to 8.6% in February, according to ELSTAT’s monthly measurements, the large increase in employment proves that the Greek economy can now create jobs and the continuing coverage of the vacuum that separates our country from the EU.

The ongoing convergence with Europe is reflected in the fact that in 2019 the difference between employment in Greece and the whole EU reached 12 points, while last year the gap had fallen to 6.5 points.