Macedonia Unemployment Rate

Last Release

Dec 31, 2023

Actual

Units In

13.4

Frequency

Quarterly

Next Release

Mar 06, 2026

Time to Release

2 Months 28 Days 13 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
38.7 Mar 2005	13 Dec 2023	27.68 %	1993-2023	State Statistical Office of the Republic of Macedonia

In Macedonia, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.

Latest Updates

The unemployment rate in North Macedonia dropped to 11.5% in the third quarter of 2025 from 12.3% in the corresponding period of the previous year. The number of unemployed persons decreased by 6.7% year-on-year to 91.8 thousand. Meanwhile, employment went up to 46.5% from 46.1%, with the number of employed individuals rising by 6.8 thousand to 705.2 thousand. The labor force participation rate ticked down to 52.5% from 52.6% a year ago. The jobless rate was unchanged from 11.5% in the second quarter of 2025.