Work & Labour in Bosnia and Herzegovina 675 indicators covering work & labour for Bosnia and Herzegovina. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 17.5% 2024 up 61.5% 148th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 23.5% 2024 up 75.9% 142nd Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 11.2% 2024 up 39.0% 143rd Part time employment, female 18.4% 2024 up 100.4% 77th Part time employment, male 8.5% 2024 up 21.8% 79th Part time employment, total 12.5% 2024 up 60.1% 77th Patents - international collaboration in technology development 19 Co-inventions 2017 up 216.7% 71st Labor share of gross domestic product (GDP) 54.4% 2025 down 1.3% 44th Annual working hours per worker 2,122 hours per worker 2023 down 0.9% 46th Annual working hours per worker vs. GDP per capita 2,122 hours per worker 2023 down 0.9% 46th Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th 17.2% 2024 up 7.3% 16th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 14.5% 2025 — 7th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 14.5% 2025 — 7th Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS 10.7% 2024 down 61.1% 21st Youth unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region 36.3% 2025 — 10th Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region 1.8% 2025 — 40th Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by NUTS 2 region 14.8% 2025 — 3rd Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita 2,122 hours per worker 2023 down 0.9% 46th Incidence of part-time employment 5.71 2025 down 61.3% 110th Employed persons commuting to work by country of work and NUTS 2 58.7 Thousand persons 2025 — 15th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) 116.99 2025 down 39.1% 79th Legislation on sexual harassment in employment, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 19.88 2025 down 41.1% 45th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) 51.54 2024 down 52.3% 82nd NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 14.31 2024 down 47.2% 64th Employees 1,069 2024 up 71.1% 80th Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 1,248 Thousand persons 2025 — 33rd Employed persons by economic activity and NUTS 2 region (NACE Rev. 2) 1,248 Thousand persons 2025 — 33rd Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region 235.2 Thousand persons 2025 — 26th Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 1,248 Thousand persons 2025 — 33rd Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 1,248 Thousand persons 2025 — 33rd Employed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category, NACE 412.2 Thousand persons 2025 — 37th Youth employees 189.97 2024 up 81.4% 73rd Average monthly earnings of employees 1,671 2024 up 123.6% 86th Average monthly earnings of employees 1,671 2024 up 123.6% 84th Gini index of monthly earnings of employees 0.182 2024 down 32.6% 92nd Median monthly earnings of employees 2,000 2024 up 233.3% 74th Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment 17.2% 2024 up 7.3% 19th Female share of employment in senior and middle management 30.2% 2024 up 25.2% 67th Median monthly earnings of employees 2,000 2024 up 233.3% 73rd Median monthly earnings of employees 2,000 2024 up 233.3% 73rd Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of) 0.89 2024 up 161.8% 120th Own-account workers, total 16.5% 2016 down 8.0% 120th Public sector employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 347.79 2025 up 39.9% 51st Discouraged jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 29.06 2025 down 56.9% 45th Potential labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 49.68 2025 down 68.0% 60th Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 46.33 2025 up 46.0% 73rd Labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 1,516 2024 up 35.4% 57th Persons outside the labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 1,391 2025 down 4.2% 52nd Informal employment 188.88 2025 down 23.7% 54th Informal employment rate 14.1 2025 down 53.2% 54th Employment outside the formal sector 144.76 2025 down 35.2% 58th Share of employment outside the formal sector 10.8 2025 down 60.3% 52nd Youth time-related underemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 1.47 2025 down 83.4% 77th Youth time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition) 0.724 2025 down 89.6% 73rd Average hourly earnings of employees 9.85 2024 up 130.9% 63rd NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 51.58 2025 down 54.0% 48th NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 14.47 2025 down 48.9% 31st Youth discouraged jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 4.87 2025 down 59.8% 53rd ← Previous Page 5 of 12 Next →