Unemployment Rate in Albania decreased to 8.10 percent in the third quarter of 2025 from 8.50 percent in the second quarter of 2025. Unemployment Rate in Albania averaged 13.89 percent from 1993 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 22.30 percent in the fourth quarter of 1993 and a record low of 8.10 percent in the third quarter of 2024. source: Instituti i Statistikave (INSTAT)

Unemployment Rate in Albania is expected to be 8.80 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Albania Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 8.60 percent in 2026 and 8.50 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Employed Persons 1179.00 1170.00 Thousand Sep 2025
Employment Rate 69.60 69.10 percent Sep 2025
Labor Force Participation Rate 76.50 76.20 percent Sep 2025
Minimum Wages 40000.00 40000.00 ALL/Month Sep 2025
Unemployed Persons 104.00 109.00 Thousand Sep 2025
Unemployment Rate 8.10 8.50 percent Sep 2025
Wages 83300.00 83906.00 ALL/Month Sep 2025
Youth Unemployment Rate 15.00 15.10 percent Sep 2025


Albania Unemployment Rate
In Albania, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
8.10 8.50 22.30 8.10 1993 - 2025 percent Quarterly