Work & Labour in Serbia

1,560 indicators covering work & labour for Serbia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total 63.4% 2020 down 18.2% 16th
Job-to-job mobility of human resources in science and technology 53 Thousand 2020 up 146.5% 25th
Job-to-job mobility of human resources in science and technology 25.8 Thousand 2020 up 207.1% 25th
Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason 0.1% 2025 unchanged 9th
Recent immigrants in the labour force by country of birth 52.8% 2025 up 26.0% 28th
Employed recent immigrants by country of birth 46.3% 2025 up 16.3% 28th
Long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data 150 Thousand persons 2020 down 62.5% 11th
Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total 62.5% 2020 down 20.4% 15th
Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data 52 Thousand persons 2020 down 47.5% 22nd
Employment by educational attainment level - quarterly data 11 Thousand persons 2020 down 47.6% 26th
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data 44 Thousand persons 2020 down 56.4% 24th
Employment by educational attainment level - annual data 12 Thousand persons 2020 down 42.9% 27th
Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data 135 Thousand persons 2020 down 65.1% 10th
Enterprises that employ ICT specialists by NACE Rev.2 activity 18.6% 2024 up 7.4% 17th
Employed persons by actual hours worked in main and second job during 134 Thousand persons 2026 down 13.0% 23rd
Employment rates by migration status, citizenship and educational 56.9% 2026 up 5.8% 37th
Employed persons by usual weekly hours of work in main and second job 17 Thousand persons 2026 down 45.2% 32nd
Classroom teachers and academic staff by education level, programme 21,946 Number 2024 up 35.2% 18th
Percentage of the ICT sector personnel in total employment 2.9 2023 up 110.1% 35th
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training 123 Thousand persons 2020 down 28.5% 13th
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training 112 Thousand persons 2020 down 31.3% 14th
Health personnel employed in hospital - historical data 11,851 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 2021 up 7.3% 14th
Employment in the environmental goods and services sector 37,514 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 2022 up 24.2% 28th
Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data 21 Thousand persons 2025 24th
Labour force participation rates by migration status, citizenship and 62.3% 2025 34th
Employment rates by migration status, citizenship and educational 56.8% 2025 36th
Employed persons by migration status, occupation and educational 2,848 Thousand persons 2025 22nd
Employed persons by migration status, professional status and 2,848 Thousand persons 2025 22nd
Employees by migration status and employment contract 2,254 Thousand persons 2025 24th
Unemployment rates by migration status, citizenship and educational 8.7% 2025 7th
Services by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, H-N, S95) 6,315 2020 35th
Employment by educational attainment level - annual data 14 Thousand persons 2025 23rd
Distributive trades by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, G) 29,975 2020 31st
Construction by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, F) 8,320 2020 38th
Supplementary indicators to unemployment - quarterly data 116 Thousand persons 2020 up 28.9% 20th
Employed persons by actual hours worked in main and second job during 190 Thousand persons 2025 21st
Industry by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, B-E) 331 2020 22nd
Population only receiving All Social Assistance (%) -urban 4.1% 2022 down 48.9% 37th
Population in the 1st quintile (poorest) only receiving All Social 12.7% 2022 down 14.7% 36th
Population in the 1st quintile (poorest) only receiving All Social 11.4% 2022 down 30.3% 36th
Population in the 1st quintile (poorest) only receiving All Social 9.6% 2022 down 44.1% 36th
Population receiving Social Assistance and Other 3.3% 2022 down 33.8% 25th
Population receiving Social Assistance and Other (%) -urban 2.7% 2022 down 51.3% 25th
Population in the 1st quintile (poorest) receiving Social Assistance 5.6% 2022 down 53.4% 25th
Population in the 1st quintile (poorest) receiving Social Assistance 3.3% 2022 down 67.2% 23rd
Population in the 1st quintile (poorest) receiving Social Assistance 3.1% 2022 down 71.0% 28th
Population only receiving All Social Insurance 53.9% 2022 up 4.8% 1st
Population only receiving All Social Insurance (%) -urban 53.1% 2022 up 0.8% 1st
Population in the 1st quintile (poorest) only receiving All Social 74.0% 2022 up 16.8% 1st
Population in the 1st quintile (poorest) only receiving All Social 58.4% 2022 up 32.5% 1st
Population in the 1st quintile (poorest) only receiving All Social 59.9% 2022 up 39.2% 1st
Supplementary indicators to unemployment - annual data 121 Thousand persons 2020 down 23.4% 20th
Population only receiving All Social Assistance 5.0% 2022 down 26.5% 38th
Population only receiving Labor Market 0.3% 2022 13th
Population only receiving Labor Market (%) -urban 0.3% 2022 12th
Population in the 1st quintile (poorest) only receiving Labor Market 0.2% 2022 12th
Population in the 1st quintile (poorest) only receiving Labor Market 0.2% 2022 12th
Population in the 1st quintile (poorest) only receiving Labor Market 0.2% 2022 17th
Population not receiving Social Protection 37.5% 2022 up 1.8% 22nd
Population not receiving Social Protection (%) -urban 39.8% 2022 up 17.3% 22nd