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Greece, a Nation of Bosses
Nearly 1 in 3 Greek workers is self-employed — the highest rate in the European Union, almost four times Denmark's. A legacy of family firms, informal-economy resilience and post-crisis necessity.
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Greece's self-employment isn't a startup boom — it's structural. Family shops, farms and freelancers have long carried a third of the workforce, and the 2010s debt crisis only deepened it.
See also: Young, Educated, and UnemployedSources
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- OfficialELSTAT — Labour Force Survey (Q4 2024)2024
- Intl. OrgEurostat — Self-employment statistics2024