Employment Rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina increased to 44.50 percent in the third quarter of 2025 from 42.50 percent in the second quarter of 2025. Employment Rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged 37.89 percent from 2006 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 44.50 percent in the third quarter of 2025 and a record low of 29.70 percent in the fourth quarter of 2006. source: Bosnia and Herzegovina Agency for Statistics (BHAS)



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Average Weekly Hours 41.10 41.20 Hours Sep 2025
Employed Persons 854543.00 854483.00 Dec 2025
Employment Rate 44.50 42.50 percent Sep 2025
Full Time Employment 1244.00 1190.00 Thousand Sep 2025
Labor Force Participation Rate 50.20 48.90 percent Sep 2025
Minimum Wages 1027.00 1000.00 BAM/Month Jan 2026
Part Time Employment 35.00 31.00 Thousand Sep 2025
Population 3.41 3.42 Million Dec 2024
Unemployed Persons 314794.00 314870.00 Dec 2025
Unemployment Rate 11.20 13.10 percent Sep 2025
Wage Growth 14.50 14.30 percent Dec 2025
Wages 2457.00 2538.00 BAM/Month Jan 2026
Wages in Manufacturing 2056.00 2041.00 BAM/Month Dec 2025


Bosnia And Herzegovina Employment Rate
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, the employment rate is the share of employed persons in the total working age population.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
44.50 42.50 44.50 29.70 2006 - 2025 percent Quarterly
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