The unemployment rate in Kazakhstan remained at 4.5% in the second quarter of 2026, matching the previous quarter’s lowest level since at least records began in the first quarter of 2000. The number of employed people rose by 99.5 thousand year-on-year to 9.40 million, driven mainly by an increase in hired workers. Hired employment accounted for 7.25 million, or 77.2% of total employment, while self-employed workers totaled 2.15 million. The labor force reached 9.84 million, while the employment rate stood at 64.3% of the population aged 15 and over. The largest shares of employment were recorded in trade (16.8%), education (13.3%), industry (12.4%), and agriculture (10.5%). Youth unemployment among those aged 15-34 stood at 2.9%, down from 3% in the previous quarter, while the NEET rate was 5.7%. source: Agency of Statistics of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Unemployment Rate in Kazakhstan remained unchanged at 4.50 percent in the second quarter of 2026 from 4.50 percent in the first quarter of 2026. Unemployment Rate in Kazakhstan averaged 6.35 percent from 2000 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 13.70 percent in the first quarter of 2000 and a record low of 4.50 percent in the first quarter of 2026. 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 August of 2026.
Unemployment Rate in Kazakhstan remained unchanged at 4.50 percent in the second quarter of 2026 from 4.50 percent in the first quarter of 2026. 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 4.80 percent in 2027 and 4.70 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.