Foreign workers lose 16,000 jobs a year

Official employment of non-Greeks in Greece has been in decline in recent years, contributing to a wave of departures by foreign nationals from the crisis-hit eurozone country and compelling many to seek work off the books, recent research by an Athens-based think-tank has shown.

The study on employment in Greece by the Center for Planning and Economic Research (KEPE) showed that while Greek nationals have seen hundreds of thousands new jobs opening up for them since 2014, foreign workers employed in Greece are declining at a rate of over 16,000 per year.

"Citizenship appears to have played a very significant role in employment over the last four years, as the recovery recorded since 2014 seems to concern Greek citizens only," notes the KEPE report.

According to Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data processed by KEPE, the total number of people employed in...