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Unemployment rate
North Macedonia — 33 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1992 | 20% (1991 est.) |
| 1993 | 20% (1991 est.) |
| 1994 | 27% (1993 est.) |
| 1995 | 30% (1993 est.) |
| 1996 | 37% (1995 est.) |
| 1997 | 38% (1996 est.); note - many employed workers are, in fact, furloughees |
| 1998 | 30% (1997 est.); note-many employed workers are, in fact, furloughees |
| 1999 | 30% (1998 est.); note--many employed workers are, in fact, furloughees |
| 2000 | 35% (1999 est.) |
| 2002 | 35% (2002 est.) |
| 2003 | 37% (2002 est.) |
| 2004 | 36.7% (2003 est.) |
| 2005 | 37.7% (3rd quarter, 2004 est.) |
| 2006 | 37.3% (2005 est.) |
| 2007 | 36% (2006 est.) |
| 2008 | 34.9% (2007 est.) |
| 2009 | 33.8% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 182 34.9% (2007 est.) |
| 2010 | 33.1% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 182 32.2% (2009 est.) |
| 2011 | 32% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 179 32.2% (2009 est.) |
| 2012 | 31.3% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 181 31.4% (2011 est.) |
| 2013 | 31% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 183 31.4% (2011 est.) |
| 2014 | 28.6% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 179 31% (2012 est.) |
| 2015 | 28.5% (2014 est.) | 29% (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 178 |
| 2016 | 26.1% (2015 est.) | 28% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 182 |
| 2017 | 23.6% (2016 est.) | 26.1% (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 192 |
| 2018 | 22.4% (2017 est.) | 23.8% (2016 est.) |
| 2019 | 22.4% (2017 est.) | 23.8% (2016 est.) |
| 2020 | 17.29% (2019 est.) | 20.7% (2018 est.) |
| 2021 | 17.29% (2019 est.) 20.7% (2018 est.) |
| 2022 | 17.29% (2019 est.) 20.7% (2018 est.) |
| 2023 | 16.2% (2021 est.) 17.2% (2020 est.) 17.26% (2019 est.) |
| 2024 | 13.08% (2023 est.) 14.48% (2022 est.) 15.8% (2021 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment |
| 2025 | 13.5% (2024 est.) 13.2% (2023 est.) 14.5% (2022 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment |