Unemployment Rate in Kosovo increased to 10.90 percent in 2025 from 10.80 percent in 2024. Unemployment Rate in Kosovo averaged 32.97 percent from 2001 until 2025, 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 11.00 percent by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Kosovo Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 11.40 percent in 2027 and 10.90 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Employment Rate 44.60 38.60 percent Dec 2025
Labor Force Participation Rate 50.00 43.20 percent Dec 2025
Population 1.58 1.59 Million Dec 2025
Unemployed Persons 51397.00 51861.00 Sep 2026
Unemployment Rate 10.90 10.80 percent Dec 2025
Wages 713.00 639.00 EUR/Month Dec 2025
Youth Unemployment Rate 34.90 19.50 percent Dec 2025


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
10.90 10.80 57.00 10.80 2001 - 2025 percent Yearly
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