The local labor market is facing a significant problem, as businesses are reporting greater difficulty in finding staff, and job vacancies are increasing.
Meanwhile, the labor force is shrinking, not only because of demographic aging, but also because foreign workers – who traditionally covered important market needs – are leaving Greece.
The latest study by the Center of Planning and Economic Research (KEPE) clearly shows that the problem of staff shortages is not only linked to creation of jobs, but also to the gradual departure of those who could fill them.
The data is revealing: At the end of 2025, job vacancies in the Greek economy exceeded 31,000.
The biggest shortages are in education, with around 6,870 vacancies, followed by health and social care, manufacturing and wholesale and retail trade. On an annual basis, vacant positions increased by approximately 2,700, a development which, according to KEPE, may signal a reversal of the previous downward trend in 2025.
