Unemployment Rate in Kosovo decreased to 10.80 percent in 2024 from 10.90 percent in 2023. Unemployment Rate in Kosovo averaged 33.98 percent from 2001 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 57.00 percent in 2001 and a record low of 10.80 percent in 2024. source: Kosovo Agency of Statistics

Unemployment Rate in Kosovo is expected to reach 10.50 percent by the end of 2025, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Kosovo Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 10.20 percent in 2026 and 9.00 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Employment Rate 38.60 36.30 percent Dec 2024
Labor Force Participation Rate 43.20 40.70 percent Dec 2024
Population 1.59 1.60 Million Dec 2024
Unemployed Persons 65488.00 66633.00 Dec 2025
Unemployment Rate 10.80 10.90 percent Dec 2024
Wages 639.00 570.00 EUR/Month Dec 2024
Youth Unemployment Rate 19.50 17.30 percent Dec 2024


Kosovo Unemployment Rate
In Kosovo, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
10.80 10.90 57.00 10.80 2001 - 2024 percent Yearly
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