The Unemployment Index measures the percentage of respondents in the Greek workforce who are not employed, who have been actively looking for work within the last four weeks, and who say they would have been able to begin work in the last four weeks. In 2014, Greece had the highest unemployment rate that Gallup recorded for any EU country, at 29% -- triple the 9% recorded in 2009.
The Unemployment Index measures the percentage of respondents in the Greek workforce who are not employed, who have been actively looking for work within the last four weeks, and who say they would have been able to begin work in the last four weeks. In 2014, Greece had the highest unemployment rate that Gallup recorded for any EU country, at 29% -- triple the 9% recorded in 2009.