The unemployment rate in Kazakhstan stood at 4.6% in the fourth quarter of 2025, unchanged for the fifth consecutive quarter. The number of unemployed individuals declined by 2.5 thousand year-on-year to 445.7 thousand, while total employment rose by 81.9 thousand to 9.28 million. Hired employment increased by 94.3 thousand, while self-employment fell by 12.4 thousand. The labor force totaled 9.72 million during the quarter. The employment rate reached 64.6% of the population aged 15 and over, equivalent to 95.4% of the labor force. Youth unemployment (aged 15–34) stood at 3.1%, slightly up from 3.0% in the previous quarter. Sectorally, the largest shares of employment were recorded in trade (17%), education (13.2%), industry (12.5%), and agriculture (10.3%). source: Agency of Statistics of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Unemployment Rate in Kazakhstan remained unchanged at 4.60 percent in the fourth quarter of 2025 from 4.60 percent in the third quarter of 2025. Unemployment Rate in Kazakhstan averaged 6.39 percent from 2000 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 13.70 percent in the first quarter of 2000 and a record low of 4.60 percent in the third quarter of 2024. This page provides - Kazakhstan Unemployment Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Kazakhstan Unemployment Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on February of 2026.
Unemployment Rate in Kazakhstan remained unchanged at 4.60 percent in the fourth quarter of 2025 from 4.60 percent in the third quarter of 2025. Unemployment Rate in Kazakhstan 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 Kazakhstan Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 4.40 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.