Croatia’s registered unemployment rate rose to 4.9% in January 2026 from 4.6% in the previous month, marking the highest level since March 2025. The number of unemployed persons surged by 6.4% month-on-month to a ten-month high of 87.9 thousand. At the same time, total employment declined by 0.8% to 1.70 million, while the labor force edged down by 0.5% to 1.79 million. Paid employment in legal entities fell by 0.7%, mainly due to declines in accommodation and food service activities (-11%), wholesale and retail trade (-2.5%), electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (-1%), and agriculture, forestry and fishing (-0.9%). In contrast, employment increased in financial and insurance activities (1.3%), electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (1%), mining and quarrying (0.6%), and construction (0.3%). For comparison, the unemployment rate in January of the previous year was higher at 5.4%. source: Croatian Bureau of Statistics
Unemployment Rate in Croatia increased to 4.90 percent in January from 4.60 percent in December of 2025. Unemployment Rate in Croatia averaged 14.81 percent from 1996 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 23.60 percent in January of 2002 and a record low of 3.80 percent in June of 2025. This page provides - Croatia Unemployment Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Croatia Unemployment Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on February of 2026.
Unemployment Rate in Croatia increased to 4.90 percent in January from 4.60 percent in December of 2025. Unemployment Rate in Croatia is expected to be 4.50 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Croatia Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 4.40 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.