Unemployment Rate in Lithuania increased to 8.70 percent in December from 8.50 percent in November of 2025. Unemployment Rate in Lithuania averaged 8.78 percent from 1995 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 16.40 percent in January of 2021 and a record low of 2.70 percent in June of 2007. source: Lithuanian Labour Exchange

Unemployment Rate in Lithuania is expected to be 8.80 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Lithuania Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 8.00 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



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Employed Persons 1485.60 1460.00 Thousand Sep 2025
Employment Change -1.50 0.50 percent Dec 2025
Employment Rate 75.10 74.00 percent Sep 2025
Full Time Employment 1328.10 1309.00 Thousand Sep 2025
Job Vacancies 31965.00 31637.00 Sep 2025
Job Vacancy Rate 2.30 2.30 percent Sep 2025
Labor Force Participation Rate 63.80 63.30 percent Sep 2025
Labour Costs 171.30 167.40 points Sep 2025
Long Term Unemployment Rate 2.60 2.70 percent Sep 2025
Minimum Wages 1153.00 1038.00 EUR/Month Jun 2026
Part Time Employment 80.40 75.40 Thousand Sep 2025
Population 2.89 2.89 Million Dec 2025
Productivity 122.63 122.67 points Sep 2025
Retirement Age Men 64.83 64.67 Years Dec 2025
Retirement Age Women 64.67 64.33 Years Dec 2025
Unemployed Persons 159.33 154.54 Thousand Dec 2025
Unemployment Rate 8.70 8.50 percent Dec 2025
Wages 2415.70 2387.00 EUR/Month Sep 2025
Wages in Manufacturing 2305.10 2281.20 EUR/Month Sep 2025
Youth Unemployment Rate 14.70 13.60 percent Dec 2025


Lithuania Unemployment Rate
In Lithuania, 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
8.70 8.50 16.40 2.70 1995 - 2025 percent Monthly
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