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Unemployment Rate and Employment Data in Malta

Malta Unemployment Data

Indicator Data Period
Unemployment Rate 2.5 % 2Q/23
Youth Unemployment Rate 9 % Aug/23
Employed Persons 268524 Person | 0.269 Million Person Apr/23
Employment Change  1.3 % 2Q/23
Employment Rate  78.8 % 2Q/23
Full Time Employment 254 Thousand Person 1Q/23
Long Term Unemployment Rate 0.6 % 2Q/23
Part Time Employment 30.5 Thousand Persons 1Q/23
Unemployed Persons 974 Persons | 0.001 Million Persons Aug/23


Latest data on Unemployment Rate (%)

Unemployment Rate
                     Malta - Historical Data (%)

What is Unemployment Rate in Malta?

  • Unemployment Rate in Malta decreased to 2.5 % in the second quarter of 2023. The maximum rate was 8.24 % and minimum was 3.5 %.
  • Data published Quarterly by National Statistics Office.

Historical Data (%) by years

Data
Period
Date
2.5 2Q/23 13.09.2023
2.9 1Q/23 23.06.2023
2.9 4Q/22 13.03.2023
2.9 3Q/22 15.12.2022
2.9 2Q/22 15.09.2022
3.2 1Q/22 24.06.2022
3.2 4Q/21 15.03.2022
3.6 3Q/21 18.01.2022


Historical Chart by presidents (%)

Unemployment Rate in Malta by presidents

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End
Marie Louise Coleiro 04.04.2014 - 5.8000 3.7000 5.9000 3.7000 -36.21%
Ġorġ Abela 04.04.2009 - 04.04.2014 6.9800 6.0000 7.5000 6.0000 -14.04%
Edward Fenech 04.04.2004 - 04.04.2009 7.3200 6.4400 7.8600 5.8800 -12.02%
Guido de Marco 04.04.1999 - 04.04.2004 6.1000 7.2000 8.2400 6.1000 18.03%


Latest data on Youth Unemployment Rate (%)

Youth Unemployment Rate
                     Malta - Historical Data (%)

What is Youth Unemployment Rate in Malta?

  • Youth Unemployment Rate in Malta increased to 9 % in August 2023. The maximum rate was 19.9 % and minimum was 7.4 %.
  • Data published Monthly by Eurostat.

Historical Data (%) by years

Data
Period
Date
9 Aug/23 07.10.2023
8.1 Jul/23 06.09.2023
8.7 Jun/23 01.08.2023
8.3 May/23 14.07.2023
8.8 Apr/23 02.06.2023
9.2 Mar/23 04.05.2023
9.7 Feb/23 01.04.2023
9.6 Jan/23 02.03.2023


Historical Chart by presidents (%)

Youth Unemployment Rate in Malta by presidents

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End
Marie Louise Coleiro 04.04.2014 - 12.0000 6.8000 13.0000 6.8000 -43.33%
Ġorġ Abela 04.04.2009 - 04.04.2014 14.7000 13.8000 16.3000 10.2000 -6.12%
Edward Fenech 04.04.2004 - 04.04.2009 17.1000 13.9000 17.5000 10.2000 -18.71%
Guido de Marco 04.04.1999 - 04.04.2004 13.4000 16.7000 19.9000 12.3000 24.63%


Latest data on Employed Persons (Person)

Employed Persons
                     Malta - Historical Data (Person)

How many employed persons are in Malta?

  • Number of Employed Persons in Malta increased to 268524 Person (0.269 Million Person) in April 2023. The maximum rate was 233649 Person and minimum was 128206 Person.
  • Data published Monthly by National Statistics Office.

Historical Data (Person) by years

Data
Period
Date
268524 Apr/23 30.09.2023
267970 Mar/23 10.08.2023
266929 Feb/23 24.07.2023
265075 Jan/23 15.06.2023
262761 Dec/22 15.05.2023
262406 Nov/22 19.04.2023
258957 Oct/22 18.03.2023
256524 Sep/22 22.02.2023


Historical Chart by presidents (Person)

Employed Persons in Malta by presidents

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End


Latest data on Employment Change  (%)

Employment Change 
                     Malta - Historical Data (%)

What is Employment Change rate in Malta?

  • Employment Change in Malta increased by 1.3 % in the second quarter of 2023. The maximum change was 2.6 % and minimum was -1.4 %.
  • Data published Quarterly by Eurostat.

Historical Data (%) by years

Data
Period
Date
1.3 2Q/23 08.09.2023
2.9 1Q/23 19.06.2023
1.6 4Q/22 13.03.2023
1 3Q/22 08.12.2022
1.6 2Q/22 11.11.2022
0.8 3Q/21 18.02.2022
-0.5 1Q/21 21.06.2021
-0.5 4Q/20 28.05.2021


Historical Chart by QoQ presidents (%)

Employment Change  in Malta by presidents

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End


Latest data on Employment Rate  (%)

Employment Rate 
                     Malta - Historical Data (%)

What is Employment Rate in Malta?

  • Employment Rate in Malta increased to 78.8 % in the second quarter of 2023. The maximum rate was 74.6 % and minimum was 53 %.
  • Data published Quarterly by Eurostat.

Historical Data (%) by years

Data
Period
Date
78.8 2Q/23 23.09.2023
78 1Q/23 17.06.2023
78.5 4Q/22 13.03.2023
77.5 3Q/22 19.01.2023
77.5 2Q/22 15.09.2022
76.1 1Q/22 16.07.2022
76.7 4Q/21 07.05.2022
75.1 3Q/21 22.01.2022


Historical Chart by QoQ presidents (%)

Employment Rate  in Malta by presidents

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End


Latest data on Full Time Employment (Thousand Person)

Full Time Employment
                     Malta - Historical Data (Thousand Person)

What is the number of full-time workers in Malta?

  • Full Time Employment in Malta increased to 254 Thousand Person in the first quarter of 2023. The maximum rate was 230 Thousand Person and minimum was 133 Thousand Person.
  • Data published Quarterly by Eurostat.

Historical Data (Thousand Person) by years

Data
Period
Date
254 1Q/23 19.06.2023
252 4Q/22 20.03.2023
246 3Q/22 28.12.2022
243 2Q/22 01.11.2022
239 1Q/22 01.09.2022
241 4Q/21 19.03.2022
236 3Q/21 18.01.2022
234 2Q/21 16.10.2021


Historical Chart by presidents (Thousand Person)

Full Time Employment in Malta by presidents

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End


Latest data on Long Term Unemployment Rate (%)

Long Term Unemployment Rate
                     Malta - Historical Data (%)

What is Long Term Unemployment Rate in Malta?

  • Long Term Unemployment Rate in Malta decreased to 0.6 % in the second quarter of 2023. The maximum rate was 4.3 % and minimum was 0.7 %.
  • Data published Quarterly by Eurostat.

Historical Data (%) by years

Data
Period
Date
0.6 2Q/23 23.09.2023
0.7 1Q/23 17.06.2023
0.9 4Q/22 17.03.2023
1.2 3Q/22 19.01.2023
1 2Q/22 01.11.2022
1 1Q/22 16.07.2022
1 4Q/21 25.06.2022
0.9 3Q/21 17.02.2022


Historical Chart by presidents (%)

Long Term Unemployment Rate in Malta by presidents

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End


Latest data on Part Time Employment (Thousand Persons)

Part Time Employment
                     Malta - Historical Data (Thousand Persons)

What is Part Time Employment in Malta?

  • Part Time Employment in Malta decreased to 30.5 Thousand Persons in the first quarter of 2023. The maximum rate was 32.4 Thousand Persons and minimum was 8.6 Thousand Persons.
  • Data published Quarterly by Eurostat.

Historical Data (Thousand Persons) by years

Data
Period
Date
30.5 1Q/23 19.06.2023
31.7 4Q/22 20.03.2023
29.7 3Q/22 28.12.2022
30.9 2Q/22 01.11.2022
29.1 1Q/22 01.09.2022
27.2 4Q/21 19.03.2022
25.9 3Q/21 18.01.2022
25 2Q/21 16.10.2021


Historical Chart by presidents (Thousand Persons)

Part Time Employment in Malta by presidents

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End


Latest data on Unemployed Persons (Persons)

Unemployed Persons
                     Malta - Historical Data (Persons)

How many Unemployed Persons are in Malta?

  • Number of Unemployed Persons in Malta remained unchanged at 974 Persons (0.001 Million Persons) in August 2023. The maximum rate was 8830 Persons and minimum was 1616 Persons.
  • Data published Monthly by National Statistics Office.

Historical Data (Persons) by years

Data
Period
Date
974 Aug/23 30.09.2023
893 Jul/23 06.09.2023
875 Jun/23 05.08.2023
916 May/23 14.07.2023
966 Apr/23 26.05.2023
1013 Mar/23 21.04.2023
1041 Feb/23 04.04.2023
1072 Jan/23 25.02.2023


Historical Chart by presidents (Persons)

Unemployed Persons in Malta by presidents

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End

Other labor indicators in Malta

Index Updated Actual Previous
Retirement Age Men 2022 63 63
Wages 2Q/23 161.875 USD/Month 163.378
Labor Force Participation Rate 1Q/23 80.4 % 80.9

Unemployment Rate in other countries

Country Updated Actual Previous
Austria Sep/23 5.9 % 6.1
Ireland Sep/23 4.2 % 4.1
Luxembourg Aug/23 5.3 % 5.2
Spain 2Q/23 11.6 % 13.26
Iceland Aug/23 3.3 % 3.5
Norway Aug/23 3.6 % 3.6
Belarus Dec/22 3.6 % 3.9
Belgium Aug/23 5.5 % 5.5
Bulgaria Aug/23 5.3 % 5.2
Croatia Aug/23 6 % 5.8
Cyprus Aug/23 6.6 % 6.6
Czech Republic Sep/23 3.6 % 3.6
Denmark Aug/23 2.5 % 2.5
Estonia 2Q/23 6.7 % 5.3
Euro Area Aug/23 6.4 % 6.5
European Union Aug/23 5.9 % 6
Finland Aug/23 6.7 % 6.9
France 2Q/23 7.2 % 7.1
Germany Sep/23 5.7 % 5.7
Greece Aug/23 10.9 % 10.9
Hungary Aug/23 4.1 % 4
Italy Aug/23 7.3 % 7.5
Latvia 2Q/23 6.4 % 6.4
Lithuania Aug/23 8.4 % 8.6
Macedonia 2Q/23 13.2 % 13.4
Malta 2Q/23 2.5 % 2.9
Moldova 2Q/23 3.8 % 5.5
Montenegro Sep/23 16.2 % 16.43
Netherlands Aug/23 3.6 % 3.6
Poland Aug/23 5 % 5
Portugal 2Q/23 6.1 % 7.2
Romania Aug/23 5.4 % 5.5
Russia Aug/23 3 % 3
Serbia 2Q/23 9.6 % 10.1
Slovakia Aug/23 5.23 % 5.22
Slovenia Jul/23 4.8 % 4.7
Sweden Aug/23 7.7 % 6.2
Switzerland Sep/23 2 % 2
Turkey Aug/23 9.2 % 9.4
Ukraine 4Q/21 10.5 % 9.1
United Kingdom Aug/19 3.9 %
Liechtenstein 2022 1.3 % 1.6
Albania 2Q/23 10.7 % 10.9
Bosnia and Herzegovina Jun/23 13.1 % 13.3
Kosovo 4Q/22 12.6 % 20.7