Greece’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 7.4% in August 2026 from 7.9% in July, reaching its lowest level since May 2008. Unemployment declined to 350,800, while employment rose to 4.41 million. Women and younger workers continued to face higher joblessness, with rates of 10.3% and 15.6%, respectively. Romania’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained at 6.4%, unchanged from July but above 6.1% in August 2025. The number of unemployed people increased by 3.4 thousand month-on-month and 28.6 thousand year-on-year. Romania’s unemployment rate was 6.3% for men and 6.5% for women, while people aged 25–74 accounted for 76.5% of unemployed people and had a 5.2% unemployment rate.