This release contains data received through the Labour Force Survey conducted in the first quarter 2022. The interviewing was done in 1 980 households on the territory of Montenegro. There were collected data about demographic characteristics for all members of the households (5 257 persons were surveyed) and in addition also data about economic activity for persons aged 15 to 89 (4 602 persons).

According to the data for the first quarter of 2022, there were 281.9 thousand of active populations in Montenegro, out of which there were 234.5 thousand of employed persons or 83.2% and 47.3 thousand of unemployed1 or 16.8%. The number of persons in employment in comparison with the previous quarter has increased 1.6% and in comparison with the same quarter of previous year has increased 22.0%. The number of unemployed in comparison with the previous quarter has increased 12.9% and in comparison with the same quarter of previous year has increased 2.4%.

There were 217.1 thousand of persons outside the labour force (15 to 89 years old). The number of persons outside the labour force in comparison with the previous quarter has decreased 4.1% and in comparison with the same quarter of previous year has decreased 16.9%. For the persons aged 15 to 89 in the first quarter 2022 the activity rate is 56.5%, the employment rate is 47.0%, the unemployment rate is 16.8% and population outside the labour force rate is 43.5%.

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