Unemployment Rate in Cyprus remained unchanged at 4.20 percent in January. Unemployment Rate in Cyprus averaged 7.40 percent from 2000 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 16.80 percent in September of 2013 and a record low of 3.00 percent in March of 2002. source: EUROSTAT

Unemployment Rate in Cyprus is expected to be 4.30 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Cyprus Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 4.20 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-01-30 10:00 AM
Unemployment Rate
Dec 4.3% 4.3% 4.3%
2026-03-04 10:00 AM
Unemployment Rate
Jan 4.2% 4.2% 4.3%
2026-04-01 09:00 AM
Unemployment Rate
Feb 4.2%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Employment Change 0.80 0.50 percent Dec 2025
Employment Rate 77.50 77.10 percent Sep 2025
Full Time Employment 451.10 446.80 Thousand Sep 2025
Job Vacancies 14573.00 16053.00 Sep 2025
Job Vacancy Rate 3.00 3.30 percent Sep 2025
Long Term Unemployment Rate 0.80 0.90 percent Sep 2025
Part Time Employment 37.10 39.30 Thousand Sep 2025
Population 0.98 0.97 Million Dec 2025
Productivity 116.78 116.77 points Dec 2025
Unemployment Rate 4.20 4.20 percent Jan 2026
Youth Unemployment Rate 15.00 15.00 percent Dec 2025


Cyprus Unemployment Rate
In Cyprus, 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
4.20 4.20 16.80 3.00 2000 - 2026 percent Monthly
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