Moldova Unemployment Rate

Last Release

Dec 31, 2023

Actual

4.9

Units In

5.5

Frequency

Quarterly

Next Release

Mar 06, 2026

Time to Release

2 Months 29 Days 12 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 declined to 3.5% in Q3 2025, the lowest since Q3 2022, down from 4.0% in the previous quarter. Male unemployment fell to 3.9% from 4.4%, while the female rate eased to 3.1% from 3.6%. Urban joblessness stood at 3.1% versus 2.9% in rural areas. Youth unemployment (ages 15–24) dropped to 6.8% from 8.3%. The total number of unemployed fell 5.4% quarter-on-quarter to 31,000, as the labor force expanded by 62,355 to 887,055, lifting the participation rate for those aged 15 and over to 44.9% from 41.8%.