This release contains the data received through the Labour Force Survey conducted in the third quarter 2023. The interviewing was done in 1 832 households on the territory of Montenegro. There were collected data about demographic characteristics for all members of the households (4 640 persons were surveyed), and, in addition, also data about economic activity for persons aged 15 to 89 (4 069 persons).
According to the data for the third quarter of 2023, there were 333.4 thousand of active populations in Montenegro, out of which there were 294.1 thousand of employed persons, or 88.2%, and 39.3 thousand of unemployed1, or 11.8%. The number of persons in employment in comparison with the previous quarter has increased 5.0%, and in comparison with the same quarter of previous year has increased 12.5%. The number of unemployed in comparison with the previous quarter has decreased 5.5%, and in comparison with the same quarter of previous year has decreased 0.3%.
There were 167.0 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 6.0%, and in comparison with the same quarter of previous year has decreased 15.6%.
For the persons aged 15 to 89 in the third quarter 2023, activity rate is 66.6%; employment rate is 58.8%; unemployment rate is 11.8%, and population outside the labour force rate is 33.4%.

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