Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis expressed his satisfaction on social media regarding the latest data from the “ERGANI” information system, which shows a 25-year record in new job positions. He noted that the fight against unemployment has been the government’s primary goal since 2019, emphasizing that the progress made in the labor market is not accidental but the fruit of targeted policies.

Specifically, in the January–June semester, more than 340,500 new jobs were created in total, a performance that constitutes a 25-year record, as long as the “ERGANI” system’s data has been available. The majority of these jobs were created during the first summer months, with tourism and food services leading the way. At the same time, according to the “ERGANI” system data, full-time employment prevailed, albeit marginally (192,784 or 52.78%), over flexible forms of employment.

Only in June 2025, the system recorded an increase in salaried employment in the private sector, as hires exceeded dismissals by 15,668 jobs. Specifically, 365,226 hirings were announced, while 349,558 departures occurred. Of the 349,558 total departures, 112,837 were voluntary and 236,721 were due to indefinite-term contract terminations or fixed-term contract expirations.

Government’s goal: €950 minimum wage
“There is no greater social injustice than unemployment and the inequalities it causes,” the Prime Minister said, adding that the recovery of employment is achieved through combined interventions in the economy and the labor market. These include reducing taxes and contributions for workers and businesses, attracting investments through strong incentives, and simplifying procedures.

He particularly emphasized, as he pointed out, “active employment and training policies targeting vulnerable population groups: women, young people, people with disabilities, as well as retirees who wish to re-enter the workforce.”

“This progress is a collective achievement and proves that Greece is advancing, even in challenging times that test stronger economies,” the Prime Minister stressed, noting that the improvement is not only quantitative but also qualitative.

Finally, Kyriakos Mitsotakis reiterated the government’s goal of a €950 minimum wage and a €1,500 average wage by 2027. “We said it, and we are doing it,” he concluded.

The Prime Minister’s post in full:

“There is no greater social injustice than unemployment and the inequalities it causes. That is why I welcomed with great satisfaction the figures from the latest report of the ERGANI system, which records a 25-year record in new job positions.

Our primary goal, which we set as a government when we took office in 2019 for a dynamic recovery of investments and employment, is now being achieved. Obviously, this is not something that happens on its own or on autopilot, but the result of the policies we are implementing in the economy and the labor market.
Through the drastic reduction of taxes and contributions for workers and businesses. Through strong incentives for new investments and the reduction of bureaucracy. Through active employment and training policies, especially for specific population groups, such as women, young people, people with disabilities, and retirees who wish to work.

This improvement is a collective achievement. Greece is advancing in very turbulent times that challenge larger and stronger economies than ours.
And this progress is not only quantitative but also qualitative. Now, 3 out of 4 workers are in full-time jobs. An increase of 10 percentage points since 2019, when part-time jobs were significantly more numerous.

Along with the digital work card that protects 1.9 million workers from undeclared or under-declared labor, we are creating day by day a fairer and better-paid labor market, with the goal of a €950 minimum wage and a €1,500 average wage by 2027. We said it, and we are doing it.”