Work & Labour in Malta 931 indicators covering work & labour for Malta. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Unemployment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 10.37 2025 down 8.0% 68th Employment-to-population ratio (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 65.43 2025 up 14.8% 8th Employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 329.66 2025 up 66.6% 66th Persons outside the labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 163.84 2025 up 18.6% 66th Labour force participation rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 67.48 2025 up 12.1% 10th Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts 164,305 Thousand hours worked 2026 up 58.8% 40th Labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 340.03 2025 up 62.6% 65th Days not worked per 1000 workers due to strikes and lockouts 46.62 2009 up 42.1% 13th Number of labour inspection visits 4,641 2024 up 216.6% 51st Labour productivity and unit labour costs - quarterly data 109 Index, 2020=100 2026 up 8.5% 19th Gini index of monthly earnings of employees 0.306 2021 up 11.3% 34th Median monthly earnings of employees 2,386 2021 up 58.0% 34th Public sector employment as a share of total employment 28.6% 2020 up 11.8% 12th Main agricultural labour force by age and sex of the farm manager 5,530 Annual working unit (AWU) 2023 up 23.7% 25th Agricultural labour force by size of the farm and NUTS 2 region 5,530 Annual working unit (AWU) 2023 up 23.7% 25th Agricultural labour force by legal entity, work status and sex of 5,530 Annual working unit (AWU) 2023 up 23.7% 25th Employment by job tenure intervals - persons — Dependent employment 287.93 Persons 2025 up 70.7% 32nd Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap 4.37 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 2018 up 526.1% 7th Number of labour inspectors 10 2023 up 100.0% 68th Population and employment - national accounts - annual data 581.82 Thousand persons 2025 up 30.9% 46th Employment by job tenure intervals - persons — Employment tenure 333.56 Persons 2025 up 70.3% 31st Trade union density rate 41.89 2020 down 22.2% 10th NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 8.36 2025 down 20.7% 48th Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap 29.85 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 2018 up 15.3% 28th Labour productivity and unit labour costs by industry 10.4 Euro 2025 up 10.6% 30th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 4.37 2025 down 24.1% 64th Labour inspection visits per inspector 244.26 2024 down 0.0% 6th Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social 11.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 61.9% 10th Agricultural family labour force by age, sex of farm manager and NUTS 102.69 million Euro 2023 up 6.1% 26th Labour productivity and unit labour costs - annual data 36,248 Euro 2025 up 57.8% 22nd Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts - annual 625,503 Thousand hours worked 2025 up 62.3% 41st Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued 19 2025 up 33.8% 41st LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force 3.94 2025 down 39.9% 59th [ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash 61.6% 2021 down 29.1% 22nd SDG indicator 8.b.1: Existence of a developed and operationalized 3 2025 unchanged 1st Existence of a national strategy for youth employment 3 score 2025 unchanged 1st Employment by detailed industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts 625,503 Thousand hours worked 2025 up 62.3% 40th Potential labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 2.42 2024 down 14.9% 60th Labour force by educational attainment level 338.7 Thousand persons 2025 up 61.9% 43rd Employed persons by professional status 328.4 Thousand persons 2025 up 65.9% 42nd Employed persons by professional status and occupation 328.4 Thousand persons 2025 up 65.9% 42nd Employed persons by professional status and full-time/part-time 328.4 Thousand persons 2025 up 65.9% 42nd Self-employed persons by occupation 44.4 Thousand persons 2025 up 63.2% 42nd Employees by occupation 283.8 Thousand persons 2025 up 66.3% 43rd Persons in full-time/part-time employment by occupation 328.4 Thousand persons 2025 up 65.9% 42nd Population in private households by degree of urbanisation and labour 459 Thousand persons 2025 up 32.1% 44th Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 73.8% 2025 up 22.6% 9th Employment rates by educational attainment level 71.5% 2025 up 25.4% 5th Employed persons by educational attainment level 328.4 Thousand persons 2025 up 65.9% 42nd Employed persons by occupation and educational attainment level 329.7 Thousand persons 2025 up 66.3% 42nd Self-employed persons by educational attainment level 44.4 Thousand persons 2025 up 63.2% 42nd Employees by educational attainment level 283.8 Thousand persons 2025 up 66.3% 43rd Persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment 328.4 Thousand persons 2025 up 65.9% 42nd Unemployment rates by educational attainment level 3.1% 2025 down 42.6% 42nd Persons outside the labour force by educational attainment level 120.3 Thousand persons 2025 down 13.0% 44th Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment 10.4 Thousand persons 2025 down 8.0% 45th Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by 119.1 Thousand persons 2025 down 13.6% 44th Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private 26.2% 2025 down 34.2% 37th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 5.67 2025 down 35.2% 45th Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment 10.6% 2025 down 30.7% 22nd ← Previous Page 8 of 16 Next →