# Unemployment Rate (15-74) — Dytiki Makedonia (NUTS-2 EL53)

Unemployment Rate (15-74) — Dytiki Makedonia (NUTS-2 EL53) was 15.3% in 2025, up 2.8 percentage points from 2024.
That is the highest reading since 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 12.5% (2024) to 31.3% (2016), averaging 22.2%.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `GR-53.UNEMP.A.NSA`
- Frequency: annual
- Units: %
- Coverage: 1999-01-01 to 2025-01-01 (27 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/greece/unemployment-rate-15-74-dytiki-makedonia-nuts-2-el53

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 15.3% |
| 2024 | 12.5% |
| 2023 | 16.7% |
| 2022 | 17.7% |
| 2021 | 19.8% |
| 2020 | 19.7% |
| 2019 | 24.6% |
| 2018 | 27.0% |
| 2017 | 29.1% |
| 2016 | 31.3% |
| 2015 | 30.8% |
| 2014 | 27.6% |
| 2013 | 31.6% |
| 2012 | 29.7% |
| 2011 | 23.1% |
| 2010 | 15.4% |
| 2009 | 12.5% |
| 2008 | 12.5% |
| 2007 | 12.1% |
| 2006 | 14.2% |
| 2005 | 18.1% |
| 2004 | 16.3% |
| 2003 | 15.9% |
| 2002 | 13.8% |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/GR-53.UNEMP.A.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/GR-53.UNEMP.A.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```