Work & Labour in Serbia

1,560 indicators covering work & labour for Serbia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 2,848 Thousand persons 2025 up 11.7% 24th
Employed persons by economic activity and NUTS 2 region (NACE Rev. 2) 2,848 Thousand persons 2025 up 11.7% 24th
Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region 438.8 Thousand persons 2025 down 60.2% 21st
Unemployment of previously employed persons 767.02 2025 up 96.0% 20th
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 2,848 Thousand persons 2025 up 11.7% 24th
Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 2,848 Thousand persons 2025 up 11.7% 24th
Employed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category, NACE 1,170 Thousand persons 2025 up 35.7% 28th
Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment 3,338 Persons 2025 up 2.4% 25th
Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 40.37 2025 down 3.8% 42nd
Average weekly hours actually worked per employee 40.2 2025 down 4.8% 51st
Youth unemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 83.03 2025 down 57.7% 53rd
Youth employees 351.41 2025 up 20.6% 65th
Average weekly hours usually worked per employed person 41.59 2025 down 4.5% 33rd
Average weekly hours usually worked per employee 40.97 2025 down 3.8% 38th
Annual population and employment, national concept — Employees 2,273 Persons 2025 up 17.5% 30th
Annual population and employment, national concept — Self employed 1,065 Persons 2025 down 19.6% 16th
Average monthly earnings of employees 1,380 2025 up 88.6% 89th
Average monthly earnings of employees 1,380 2025 up 88.6% 87th
Labour indicators levels - Regions — Population 5.55 million Persons 2026 down 7.7% 32nd
Gini index of monthly earnings of employees 0.283 2025 down 3.4% 73rd
Median monthly earnings of employees 1,191 2025 up 96.6% 83rd
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment 17.9% 2024 up 12.7% 16th
Female share of employment in senior and middle management 31.9% 2025 up 3.2% 63rd
Median monthly earnings of employees 1,191 2025 up 96.6% 82nd
Median monthly earnings of employees 1,191 2025 up 96.6% 82nd
Cultural employment by NUTS 2 region 106.7 Thousand persons 2024 up 15.7% 24th
Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of) 1.41 2024 down 11.9% 118th
Own-account workers, total 20.0% 2016 up 27.9% 111th
Public sector employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 719.18 2020 up 2.6% 36th
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 13.67 2020 down 39.8% 15th
Time-related underemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 148.19 2020 up 41.9% 44th
Time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 5.12 2020 up 17.5% 24th
Discouraged jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 44.22 2025 down 65.4% 36th
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force 10.23 2025 down 61.8% 32nd
Potential labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 108.03 2025 down 72.3% 46th
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 54.7 2025 up 28.8% 56th
Labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 3,308 2025 up 5.8% 43rd
Persons outside the labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 2,298 2025 down 21.7% 41st
Employment-to-population ratio for persons ages 25 to 54 76.39 2019 up 12.7% 53rd
Labour force participation rate for persons ages 25 to 54 83.67 2019 up 5.8% 44th
Unemployment rate for persons ages 25 to 54 8.69 2019 down 39.1% 7th
Informal employment 525.59 2025 down 8.0% 47th
Informal employment rate 17.14 2025 down 22.8% 51st
Employment outside the formal sector 332.47 2025 up 17.1% 50th
Share of employment outside the formal sector 13.36 2025 up 21.1% 51st
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 7.3 2025 down 58.7% 26th
Unemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 241.52 2025 down 56.3% 37th
Labour indicators levels - Regions — Employment 2.87 million Persons 2025 up 11.5% 32nd
Labour indicators levels - Regions — Unemployment 272,400 Persons 2025 down 50.6% 26th
Labour indicators levels - Regions — Labour force 3.14 million Persons 2025 up 0.6% 31st
Youth time-related underemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 24.96 2020 up 8.4% 50th
Youth time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition) 6.24 2020 down 11.9% 28th
Physiotherapists — Health and social employment 0.48 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 26.3% 28th
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 85.34 2025 down 46.3% 38th
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 12.72 2025 down 37.5% 39th
Labour indicators rates - Regions — Employment to population ratio -13 Percentage points 2025 up 12.8% 31st
Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Employment to -13 Percentage points 2025 up 12.8% 31st
Labour indicators rates - Regions — Labour force participation rate -13.9 Percentage points 2025 up 17.3% 33rd
Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Labour force -13.9 Percentage points 2025 up 17.3% 33rd