Work & Labour in Serbia

1,560 indicators covering work & labour for Serbia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts 1.39 million Thousand hours worked 2026 up 0.1% 20th
Labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 3,129 2025 37th
Labour productivity and unit labour costs - quarterly data 124.85 Index, 2020=100 2026 up 30.7% 2nd
Gini index of monthly earnings of employees 0.283 2025 down 3.4% 38th
Median monthly earnings of employees 1,191 2025 up 96.6% 47th
Public sector employment as a share of total employment 17.7% 2020 down 10.8% 45th
Average weekly hours actually worked per person in in a STEM 38.18 2019 down 7.2% 41st
Average weekly hours actually worked per employee in a STEM occupation 38.1 2019 down 7.3% 41st
Population and employment - national accounts - annual data 6,547 Thousand persons 2025 down 7.7% 21st
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 13.02 2025 28th
Labour productivity and unit labour costs by industry 3.3 Euro 2025 up 153.8% 42nd
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 87.31 2025 32nd
Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social 0.02 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 27th
Labour productivity and unit labour costs - annual data 17,496 Euro 2025 up 153.1% 42nd
Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts - annual 5.56 million Thousand hours worked 2025 up 1.4% 21st
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force 11.65 2025 17th
[ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash 10.0% 2021 up 17.6% 63rd
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
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 25.7 2023 down 21.9% 3rd
Time-related underemployment 3.17 2023 down 93.8% 44th
Time-related underemployment rate 0.132 2023 down 94.0% 47th
Employment by detailed industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts 5.57 million Thousand hours worked 2024 up 2.2% 20th
Potential labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 118.33 2025 30th
Labour force by educational attainment level 3,120 Thousand persons 2025 up 0.6% 22nd
Employed persons by professional status 2,848 Thousand persons 2025 up 11.7% 24th
Employed persons by professional status and occupation 2,848 Thousand persons 2025 up 11.7% 24th
Employed persons by professional status and full-time/part-time 2,848 Thousand persons 2025 up 11.7% 24th
Self-employed persons by occupation 454.1 Thousand persons 2025 down 17.6% 21st
Employees by occupation 2,254 Thousand persons 2025 up 25.5% 26th
Persons in full-time/part-time employment by occupation 2,848 Thousand persons 2025 up 11.7% 24th
Population in private households by degree of urbanisation and labour 5,011 Thousand persons 2025 down 8.4% 21st
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 62.3% 2025 up 9.9% 36th
Employment rates by educational attainment level 56.8% 2025 up 21.9% 38th
Employed persons by educational attainment level 2,848 Thousand persons 2025 up 11.7% 24th
Employed persons by occupation and educational attainment level 2,870 Thousand persons 2025 up 11.5% 24th
Self-employed persons by educational attainment level 454.1 Thousand persons 2025 down 17.6% 21st
Employees by educational attainment level 2,254 Thousand persons 2025 up 25.5% 26th
Persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment 2,848 Thousand persons 2025 up 11.7% 24th
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level 8.7% 2025 down 51.1% 8th
Persons outside the labour force by educational attainment level 1,891 Thousand persons 2025 down 20.1% 19th
Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment 272.4 Thousand persons 2025 down 50.6% 18th
Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by 1,881 Thousand persons 2025 down 19.9% 19th
Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private 37.7% 2025 down 12.9% 10th
Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment 6.2% 2025 down 45.6% 34th
Temporary employees by occupation 422 Thousand persons 2025 up 7.9% 16th
Temporary employees by duration of the employment contract 422 Thousand persons 2025 up 7.9% 16th
Temporary employees by educational attainment level 422 Thousand persons 2025 up 7.9% 16th
Persons having a second job by educational attainment level 194.5 Thousand persons 2025 up 46.9% 18th
Persons having a second job by professional status of both jobs 194.5 Thousand persons 2025 up 46.9% 18th
Persons having a second job by occupation in the first job 194.5 Thousand persons 2025 up 46.9% 18th
Temporary employees by main reason 18.7% 2025 down 14.2% 5th
Public sector employment 719.18 2020 up 2.6% 18th
Youth employment by educational attainment level 26.4 Thousand persons 2025 up 39.7% 25th
Employees who could not find a permanent or full-time job 266.4 Thousand persons 2025 down 25.0% 15th
Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time 18.0% 2025 down 62.1% 17th
Persons in part-time employment by main reason 18.0% 2025 down 62.1% 17th
Youth unemployment by educational attainment level 12.3 Thousand persons 2025 down 39.4% 24th
Midwives — Health and social employment 30.06 Per 1 000 live births 2024 up 34.1% 20th
Informal care employment 21.09 2019 up 104.8% 35th