Moldova’s unemployment rate declined to 3.5% in Q3 2025, the lowest since Q3 2022, down from 4.0% in the previous quarter. Male unemployment fell to 3.9% from 4.4%, while the female rate eased to 3.1% from 3.6%. Urban joblessness stood at 3.1% versus 2.9% in rural areas. Youth unemployment (ages 15–24) dropped to 6.8% from 8.3%. The total number of unemployed fell 5.4% quarter-on-quarter to 31,000, as the labor force expanded by 62,355 to 887,055, lifting the participation rate for those aged 15 and over to 44.9% from 41.8%. source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova
Unemployment Rate in Moldova decreased to 3.50 percent in the third quarter of 2025 from 4 percent in the second quarter of 2025. Unemployment Rate in Moldova averaged 5.50 percent from 2000 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 13.00 percent in the first quarter of 2006 and a record low of 2.20 percent in the third quarter of 2018. This page provides - Moldova Unemployment Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Moldova Unemployment Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on February of 2026.
Unemployment Rate in Moldova decreased to 3.50 percent in the third quarter of 2025 from 4 percent in the second quarter of 2025. Unemployment Rate in Moldova is expected to be 4.00 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Moldova Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 4.60 percent in 2026 and 5.20 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.