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Unemployment Rate and Employment Data in Moldova

Moldova Unemployment Data

Indicator Data Period
Unemployment Rate 3.8 % 2Q/23
Youth Unemployment Rate 12 % 1Q/23
Employed Persons 865 Thousand Person | 0.865 Million Person 1Q/23
Employment Rate  43.7 % 2Q/23
Unemployed Persons 50.8 Thousand Persons | 0.051 Million Persons 1Q/23


Latest data on Unemployment Rate (%)

Unemployment Rate
                     Moldova - Historical Data (%)

What is Unemployment Rate in Moldova?

  • Unemployment Rate in Moldova decreased to 3.8 % in the second quarter of 2023. The maximum rate was 13 % and minimum was 2.2 %.
  • Data published Quarterly by National Bureau of Statistics.

Historical Data (%) by years

Data
Period
Date
3.8 2Q/23 06.09.2023
5.5 1Q/23 02.06.2023
4.6 4Q/22 06.03.2023
2.5 3Q/22 02.12.2022
2.4 2Q/22 02.09.2022
3 1Q/22 03.06.2022
2.6 4Q/21 04.03.2022
2.5 3Q/21 18.01.2022


Historical Chart by presidents (%)

Unemployment Rate in Moldova by presidents

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End
Igor Dodon 23.12.2016 - 3.8000 4.1000 6.3000 3.3000 7.89%
Nicolae Timofti 23.04.2012 - 23.12.2016 4.5000 2.9000 8.5000 2.9000 -35.56%
Vladimir Voronin 07.04.2001 - 11.09.2009 6.8000 6.1000 13.0000 3.0000 -10.29%
Petru Lucinschi 15.01.1997 - 07.04.2001 10.5000 8.8000 10.5000 7.3000 -16.19%


Latest data on Youth Unemployment Rate (%)

Youth Unemployment Rate
                     Moldova - Historical Data (%)

What is Youth Unemployment Rate in Moldova?

  • Youth Unemployment Rate in Moldova decreased to 12 % in the first quarter of 2023. The maximum rate was 37 % and minimum was 5.5 %.
  • Data published Quarterly by National Bureau of Statistics.

Historical Data (%) by years

Data
Period
Date
12 1Q/23 31.07.2023
13.2 4Q/22 06.03.2023
17 3Q/22 27.12.2022
16.5 2Q/22 24.11.2022
10.3 1Q/22 02.09.2022
9.6 4Q/21 10.05.2022
7 3Q/21 02.03.2022
6.3 1Q/21 16.08.2021


Historical Chart by presidents (%)

Youth Unemployment Rate in Moldova by presidents

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End
Igor Dodon 23.12.2016 - 12.6000 10.4000 12.7000 10.1000 -17.46%
Nicolae Timofti 23.04.2012 - 23.12.2016 11.2000 8.9000 19.8000 6.9000 -20.54%
Vladimir Voronin 07.04.2001 - 11.09.2009 35.5000 15.4000 35.5000 15.4000 -56.62%
Petru Lucinschi 15.01.1997 - 07.04.2001 37.0000 37.0000 37.0000 37.0000 0.00%


Latest data on Employed Persons (Thousand Person)

Employed Persons
                     Moldova - Historical Data (Thousand Person)

How many employed persons are in Moldova?

  • Number of Employed Persons in Moldova increased to 865 Thousand Person (0.865 Million Person) in the first quarter of 2023. The maximum rate was 1568 Thousand Person and minimum was 798 Thousand Person.
  • Data published Quarterly by National Bureau of Statistics.

Historical Data (Thousand Person) by years

Data
Period
Date
865 1Q/23 02.06.2023
862 4Q/22 06.03.2023
880 3Q/22 27.12.2022
879 2Q/22 24.11.2022
828 1Q/22 03.06.2022
847 4Q/21 04.03.2022
886 3Q/21 18.01.2022
843 2Q/21 06.09.2021


Historical Chart by presidents (Thousand Person)

Employed Persons in Moldova by presidents

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


Latest data on Employment Rate  (%)

Employment Rate 
                     Moldova - Historical Data (%)

What is Employment Rate in Moldova?

  • Employment Rate in Moldova increased to 43.7 % in the second quarter of 2023. The maximum rate was 56.7 % and minimum was 34.3 %.
  • Data published Quarterly by National Bureau of Statistics.

Historical Data (%) by years

Data
Period
Date
43.7 2Q/23 09.09.2023
42 1Q/23 02.06.2023
40.5 4Q/22 06.03.2023
41.3 3Q/22 24.12.2022
41.3 2Q/22 10.09.2022
38.9 1Q/22 03.06.2022
40 4Q/21 04.03.2022
41.8 3Q/21 18.01.2022


Historical Chart by QoQ presidents (%)

Employment Rate  in Moldova by presidents

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


Latest data on Unemployed Persons (Thousand Persons)

Unemployed Persons
                     Moldova - Historical Data (Thousand Persons)

How many Unemployed Persons are in Moldova?

  • Number of Unemployed Persons in Moldova increased to 50.8 Thousand Persons (0.051 Million Persons) in the first quarter of 2023. The maximum rate was 170 Thousand Persons and minimum was 30.2 Thousand Persons.
  • Data published Quarterly by National Bureau of Statistics.

Historical Data (Thousand Persons) by years

Data
Period
Date
50.8 1Q/23 31.07.2023
23 4Q/22 06.03.2023
22.3 3Q/22 27.12.2022
21.6 2Q/22 24.11.2022
25.7 1Q/22 03.06.2022
22.9 4Q/21 04.03.2022
22.6 3Q/21 18.01.2022
31.4 2Q/21 06.09.2021


Historical Chart by presidents (Thousand Persons)

Unemployed Persons in Moldova by presidents

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

Other labor indicators in Moldova

Index Updated Actual Previous
Retirement Age Men 2022 63 63
Wages 2Q/23 670.134 USD/Month 632.158
Labor Force Participation Rate 2Q/23 45.4 % 44.5

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