Croatia’s registered unemployment rate rose to 4.6% in December 2025 from 4.5% in the previous month, marking the highest level since April. The number of unemployed persons increased by 1.9% month-on-month to a nine-month high of 82.6 thousand. Meanwhile, total employment declined by 1.0% to 1.72 million, while the labor force edged down by 0.9% to 1.80 million. Paid employment in legal entities fell by 1.0%, driven by declines in accommodation and food service activities (-4.0%), agriculture, forestry and fishing (-1.3%), construction (-1.3%), and manufacturing (-1.2%). In contrast, employment rose modestly in information and communication (0.1%) and human health and social work activities (0.2%). For comparison, the unemployment rate stood higher at 5.0% in December 2024. source: Croatian Bureau of Statistics
Unemployment Rate in Croatia increased to 4.60 percent in December from 4.50 percent in November of 2025. Unemployment Rate in Croatia averaged 14.84 percent from 1996 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 23.60 percent in January of 2002 and a record low of 3.80 percent in June of 2025. This page provides - Croatia Unemployment Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Croatia Unemployment Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on February of 2026.
Unemployment Rate in Croatia increased to 4.60 percent in December from 4.50 percent in November of 2025. Unemployment Rate in Croatia is expected to be 4.50 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Croatia Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 4.40 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.