The unemployment rate in Malta fell to 2.7% in the first quarter of 2025, from an upwardly revised 3.3% in the corresponding period of the previous year. The number of unemployed individuals declined by 1,755 year-on-year to 9,054, while the number of inactive persons dropped by 2,509 to 160,886. Meanwhile, the employment rate rose to 80.4% from 78.4% in the first quarter of 2024, as the number of employed persons increased by 13,646 to 327,643. The activity rate for the quarter rose to 82.7%, compared to 81.2% a year earlier, with the highest rate recorded among individuals aged 25 to 54 (91.7%). source: National Statistics Office, Malta
Unemployment Rate in Malta decreased to 2.70 percent in the first quarter of 2025 from 2.90 percent in the fourth quarter of 2024. Unemployment Rate in Malta averaged 5.50 percent from 2001 until 2025, 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 September of 2025.
Unemployment Rate in Malta decreased to 2.70 percent in the first quarter of 2025 from 2.90 percent in the fourth quarter of 2024. Unemployment Rate in Malta is expected to be 2.90 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 3.10 percent in 2026 and 3.00 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.