Denmark holds unemployment at 2.7%; Greece rises to 7.6%

Oct 30, 2026 07:28 (7h ago)

Denmark’s net unemployment rate held at 2.7% in September 2026, while Greece’s seasonally adjusted rate rose to 7.6%.
Denmark had 83.1 thousand unemployed people, up 0.3 thousand; Greece had 359.6 thousand, up 7.5 thousand.
Denmark’s benefit and social-assistance recipients declined, while Greece reported unemployment of 10.5% for women versus 5.2% for men.

Denmark’s net unemployment rate remained at 2.7% in September 2026 for the seventh consecutive month, its highest level since September 2021, while Greece’s seasonally adjusted rate rose to 7.6% from 7.4% in August, which was a more-than-18-year low. Denmark’s unemployed population increased by 0.3 thousand to 83.1 thousand, while Greece’s rose by 7.5 thousand to 359.6 thousand. Denmark’s unemployment rate was 3.1% for both men and women; Greece recorded 10.5% for women and 5.2% for men. Denmark’s unemployment was lowest among 16- to 24-year-olds at 1.6% and highest among 25- to 29-year-olds at 5.0%, while Greece’s employment declined by 9 thousand to about 4,391.2 thousand and its population outside the labor force fell by 2.7 thousand to 2,949.1 thousand.