The unemployment rate in Malta rose to 3.3% in the second quarter of 2026 from 2.8% in the corresponding month of the previous year. The number of unemployed individuals increased 2,158 year-on-year to 11,431, while the number of inactive persons grew by 378 to 164,136. The main reason for inactivity was reaching retirement age or taking up early retirement. Meanwhile, the employment rate rose to 65.9% from 65.5% in second quarter of 2025, despite the number of employed persons expanding by 11,198 to 339,935. The activity rate for the quarter also went up to 82.8% from 82.0%, with the highest participation recorded among those aged 25 to 54 (92.1%). source: National Statistics Office, Malta
Unemployment Rate in Malta decreased to 3.30 percent in the second quarter of 2026 from 3.50 percent in the first quarter of 2026. Unemployment Rate in Malta averaged 5.39 percent from 2001 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 8.24 percent in the third quarter of 2003 and a record low of 2.50 percent in the second quarter of 2023. This page provides the latest reported value for - Malta Unemployment Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Malta Unemployment Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on October of 2026.
Unemployment Rate in Malta decreased to 3.30 percent in the second quarter of 2026 from 3.50 percent in the first quarter of 2026. Unemployment Rate in Malta is expected to be 3.40 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Malta Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 3.40 percent in 2027 and 3.30 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.