Moldova Unemployment Rate Lowest Since 2022

2026-03-06 08:52 By Judith Sib-at 1 min. read

Moldova’s unemployment rate fell to 2.9% in the fourth quarter of 2025 from 3.5% in the third quarter.

This was the lowest jobless rate since the third quarter of 2022, as the number of unemployed persons decreased by 6.5 thousand to 24.5 thousand.

The unemployment rate for men dropped to 2.9% from 3.9%, while that for women edged down to 3.0% from 3.1%.

Youth unemployment (ages 15–24) fell sharply to 0% from 6.8%.

At the same time, the employment rate declined to 40.8% from 43.4%, with the number of employed individuals falling by 49.7 thousand to 806.4 thousand.

The labor force participation rate fell to 42.1% from 44.9% in the previous quarter.



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