Macedonia Unemployment Rate

Last Release

Dec 31, 2023

Actual

Units In

13.4

Frequency

Quarterly

Next Release

Sep 05, 2025

Time to Release

2 Months 28 Days 3 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 declined to 11.7% in the first quarter of 2025 from 12.9% in the same period last year. This marked the lowest jobless rate on record, as the number of unemployed persons dropped by 9.0 thousand to 92.6 thousand. Meanwhile, the employment rate increased to 46.3% from 45.4%, with the number of employed individuals rising by 15.1 thousand to 702.4 thousand. The labor force participation rate ticked up to 52.4% from 52.1% a year ago.