Moldova Unemployment Rate

Last Release

Dec 31, 2023

Actual

4.9

Units In

5.5

Frequency

Quarterly

Next Release

Sep 03, 2025

Time to Release

2 Months 15 Days 11 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
13 Mar 2006	2.2 Sep 2018	5.64 %	2000-2023	National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova

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

Latest Updates

Moldova’s unemployment rate stood at 4.4% in Q1 2025, unchanged from the same period in 2024. Men accounted for 55% of the unemployed and urban areas for 52.8%. Among those aged 20–64, unemployment was 4.4%, slightly down from 4.5% in Q1 2024. Youth unemployment (ages 15–24) remained the highest at 12.8%. According to the International Labour Organization definition, the number of unemployed persons totaled approximately 35,200, down from 39,700 a year earlier—a decline of 4,500.