Work & Labour in Montenegro

664 indicators covering work & labour for Montenegro.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Own-account workers, total 9.3% 2016 down 48.8% 152nd
Public sector employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 232.44 2024 up 228.6% 64th
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 12.19 2024 down 39.4% 22nd
Time-related underemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 2.08 2024 down 61.4% 86th
Time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 0.736 2024 down 70.5% 80th
Discouraged jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 2.44 2024 down 66.0% 77th
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force 15.57 2024 down 41.3% 18th
Potential labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 15.25 2024 down 49.8% 77th
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 56.39 2024 up 30.5% 50th
Labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 319.42 2024 up 21.0% 72nd
Persons outside the labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 181.69 2024 down 23.2% 69th
Employment-to-population ratio for persons ages 25 to 54 71.92 2024 up 18.7% 67th
Labour force participation rate for persons ages 25 to 54 78.78 2024 up 7.0% 59th
Unemployment rate for persons ages 25 to 54 8.71 2024 down 50.7% 6th
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 11.53 2024 down 36.1% 5th
Unemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 36.84 2024 down 22.7% 67th
Physiotherapists — Health and social employment 0.29 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 93.3% 31st
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 11.65 2024 down 25.7% 63rd
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 14.25 2024 down 19.6% 33rd
LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization (previous ILO) 16.19 2024 down 42.9% 22nd
Average weekly hours actually worked per person in the public sector 42.44 2024 up 6.1% 12th
Average weekly hours actually worked per employee in the public sector 42.44 2024 up 6.1% 13th
Ageing healthcare workforce - Regions — Active physicians 5.46 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2019 up 30.6% 5th
Average weekly hours actually worked of employed persons ages 25 to 54 41.36 2024 up 0.1% 25th
Dentists — Health and social employment 1.25 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 48.8% 10th
Public sector employees 232.44 2024 up 228.6% 51st
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force for 14.11 2024 down 48.0% 9th
Hospital employment 8.85 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 25.9% 29th
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 9.27 2024 down 52.7% 22nd
Pharmacists — Health and social employment 1.12 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 60.0% 19th
Employment expectations indicators - monthly data 108.1 Index 2026 up 0.3% 4th
Population and employment - national accounts - quarterly data 622.57 Thousand persons 2026 down 0.5% 43rd
LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization for persons ages 25 to 14.62 2024 down 49.2% 15th
Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts 172,092 Thousand hours worked 2025 up 42.9% 39th
Labour productivity and unit labour costs - quarterly data 92.02 Index, 2020=100 2026 down 10.3% 44th
Population and employment - national accounts - annual data 623.12 Thousand persons 2025 down 0.2% 45th
Labour productivity and unit labour costs by industry 4.8 Euro 2025 up 26.3% 41st
Labour productivity and unit labour costs - annual data 14,060 Euro 2025 up 63.0% 44th
Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts - annual 678,662 Thousand hours worked 2025 up 40.6% 40th
[ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash 23.3% 2022 down 34.6% 50th
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 678,662 Thousand hours worked 2025 up 40.6% 39th
Labour force by educational attainment level 266.6 Thousand persons 2020 up 9.7% 44th
Employed persons by professional status 218.9 Thousand persons 2020 up 12.1% 45th
Employed persons by professional status and occupation 218.9 Thousand persons 2020 up 12.1% 45th
Employed persons by professional status and full-time/part-time 218.9 Thousand persons 2020 up 12.1% 45th
Self-employed persons by occupation 41.5 Thousand persons 2020 up 40.7% 43rd
Employees by occupation 172.1 Thousand persons 2020 up 4.9% 45th
Persons in full-time/part-time employment by occupation 218.9 Thousand persons 2020 up 12.1% 45th
Population in private households by degree of urbanisation and labour 469.8 Thousand persons 2020 up 0.2% 43rd
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 56.8% 2020 up 9.7% 43rd
Employment rates by educational attainment level 46.6% 2020 up 12.0% 45th
Employed persons by educational attainment level 218.9 Thousand persons 2020 up 12.1% 45th
Employed persons by occupation and educational attainment level 219.4 Thousand persons 2020 up 12.3% 45th
Self-employed persons by educational attainment level 41.5 Thousand persons 2020 up 40.7% 43rd
Employees by educational attainment level 172.1 Thousand persons 2020 up 4.9% 45th
Persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment 218.9 Thousand persons 2020 up 12.1% 45th
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level 17.9% 2020 down 9.1% 1st
Persons outside the labour force by educational attainment level 203.2 Thousand persons 2020 down 10.0% 42nd