Work & Labour in Kosovo

75 indicators covering work & labour for Kosovo.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
CPI: National consumer price index, base year 2017 = 100 135.14 2025 up 35.1% 70th
CPI: National consumer price index, percentage change from previous 3.86 2025 up 814.8% 70th
Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 37.95 2024 up 2.1% 207th
SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition) 10.83 2024 down 69.3% 23rd
SDG indicator 8.6.1: Proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in 30.04 2024 up 0.3% 10th
SDG indicator 9.2.2: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of 10.5 2024 down 23.9% 73rd
Does the Law Prohibit Discrimination in Employment Based on Gender? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is There Legislation on Sexual Harassment in Employment? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Are There Criminal Penalties or Civil Remedies For Sexual Harassment 1 2023 unchanged 1st
CPI: National consumer price index, country weights 32.11 2025 down 21.5% 70th
Jobs gap rate 34.8 2024 down 40.8% 3rd
Jobs gap 226.11 2024 down 51.4% 46th
Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate 26.9 2024 down 26.1% 2nd
Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers 174.61 2024 down 39.4% 38th
Employment 423.84 2024 up 30.3% 129th
Incidence of part-time employment 9.97 2024 down 43.1% 101st
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) 128.42 2024 down 30.6% 77th
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 34.43 2024 down 7.7% 8th
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) 77.7 2024 down 27.7% 72nd
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 30.04 2024 up 0.3% 9th
Employees 331.48 2024 up 49.7% 99th
Unemployment of previously employed persons 3.93 2024 down 89.8% 100th
Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 42.25 2024 down 2.2% 31st
Average weekly hours actually worked per employee 42.01 2024 down 2.5% 39th
Youth unemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 20.82 2024 down 75.0% 77th
Youth employees 90.06 2024 up 75.9% 86th
Average weekly hours usually worked per employed person 42.54 2024 down 2.6% 29th
Average weekly hours usually worked per employee 42.16 2024 down 2.2% 33rd
Public sector employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 109.04 2024 up 8.2% 77th
Discouraged jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 80.17 2024 down 15.0% 30th
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force 31.3 2024 down 42.2% 4th
Potential labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 141.58 2024 down 31.7% 40th
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 33.84 2024 up 40.7% 78th
Labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 475.34 2024 down 5.4% 67th
Persons outside the labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 777.28 2024 down 8.5% 58th
Unemployment rate for persons ages 25 to 54 8.54 2024 down 72.2% 8th
Labour force participation rate for persons ages 25 to 54 52.31 2024 up 0.5% 80th
Employment-to-population ratio for persons ages 25 to 54 47.84 2024 up 32.6% 82nd
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 10.83 2024 down 69.3% 8th
Unemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 51.5 2024 down 70.9% 65th
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 77.7 2024 down 27.7% 41st
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 30.04 2024 up 0.3% 4th
Average weekly hours actually worked per person in the public sector 38.07 2024 up 3.8% 45th
Average weekly hours actually worked per employee in the public sector 38.07 2024 up 3.8% 44th
Average weekly hours actually worked of employed persons ages 25 to 54 41.47 2024 down 2.3% 24th
Care employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 65.43 2024 down 0.0% 64th
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 423.84 2024 up 30.3% 67th
Employees 331.48 2024 up 49.7% 66th
Public sector employees 109.04 2024 up 8.2% 61st
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force for 42.96 2021 down 24.7% 1st
Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 42.25 2024 down 2.2% 28th
Average weekly hours actually worked per employee 42.01 2024 down 2.5% 36th
Average weekly hours actually worked per person in care employment 37.5 2024 up 6.7% 33rd
Average weekly hours actually worked per employee in care employment 37.42 2024 up 7.9% 32nd
Employment in STEM occupations (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 43.6 2024 up 68.6% 57th
Unemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 11.28 2024 down 62.8% 10th
SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate (current ILO definition) 11.28 2024 down 62.8% 10th
SDG indicator 9.2.2: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of 10.6 2024 up 2.2% 35th
Unemployment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 51.96 2024 down 64.2% 59th
Employment-to-population ratio (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 32.63 2024 up 37.1% 70th