This release contains the data received through the Labour Force Survey conducted in the 2023. The interviewing was done in 7 482 households on the territory of Montenegro. There were collected data about demographic characteristics for all members of the households (19 198 persons were surveyed), and, in addition, also data about economic activity for persons aged 15 to 89 (16 843 persons).
According to the data for four quarters of 2023, there were 320.1 thousand of active populations in Montenegro, out of which there were 278.3 thousand of employed persons or 86.9%, and 41.8 thousand of unemployed1 or 13.1%. The number of persons in employment in comparison with the previous year has increased 10.8% and the number of unemployed in comparison with the previous year has decreased 3.2%.
There were 179.1 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 year has decreased 12.1%.
For the persons aged 15 to 89 in the 2023, activity rate is 64.1%, employment rate is 55.7%, unemployment rate is 13.1% and population outside the labour force rate is 35.9%.

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