Slovenia Jobless Rate Steady at 4.4%

Slovenia’s unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.4% in August 2026, matching the previous month. The rate was 4.0% for men and 4.8% for women. The number of unemployed people decreased by 26 month-on-month and 1,076 year-on-year to 43,231. Those aged 40–49 accounted for the largest share of unemployment at 24%, followed by those aged over 55 at 23.96% and those aged 30–39 at 21.6%. Meanwhile, the share of unemployed people with tertiary education rose to 19.6% from 19.3% in the previous month, while first-time job seekers accounted for 16.4%, down slightly from 16.6%. The share of those unemployed for more than a year increased to 38.4% from 37.9%, while the share of those unemployed for more than two years edged down to 20.7% from 20.9%.

Slovenia’s unemployment rate edged up to 4.4% in July 2026 from 4.3% in the previous month. The number of unemployed people increased by 1,012 from the previous month to 43,257, while declining by 542 year-on-year. Unemployment among those aged over 55 accounted for the largest share of unemployment (24.2%), followed by those aged 40–49 (23.9%) and those aged 30–39 (21.4%). Meanwhile, the share of unemployed people with tertiary education rose to 19.3% from 18.5% in the previous month, while first-time jobseekers accounted for 16.6%, down from 17.7%. The share of those unemployed for more than a year eased to 37.9% from 38.7% in June, while the share of those unemployed for more than two years also moderated to 20.9% from 21.6%.

Slovenia’s unemployment rate edged down to 4.3% in June 2026, from 4.4% in May, matching the level recorded in June 2025, which marked the lowest rate on record. The number of unemployed fell 1.9% month-on-month to 42,245, driven by declines among both men (-2.1%) and women (-1.7%). Unemployment decreased across all age groups, while most of unemployment is comprised of people over the age of 55, while unemployed between the ages of 30-39 and 40-49 also account for a large share. Meanwhile, the share of unemployed people with tertiary education increased to 18.5% from 18%. First-time jobseekers accounted for 17.4%, down from 17.7%, while the share of those unemployed for more than a year rose to 38.7%. Job vacancies increased to 15 thousand, the highest level since July 2025.