Croatia’s unemployment rate edged up to 5.1% in December 2024, the highest reading since April, from 5% in the previous month. The number of unemployed persons increased by 1.9% month-over-month to 91,563, while employment decreased by 0.1% to 1.71 million. In December 2023, the jobless rate was higher at 6.5%. source: Croatian Bureau of Statistics

Unemployment Rate in Croatia increased to 5.10 percent in December from 5 percent in November of 2024. Unemployment Rate in Croatia averaged 15.21 percent from 1996 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 23.60 percent in January of 2002 and a record low of 4.60 percent in September of 2024. This page provides - Croatia Unemployment Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Croatia Unemployment Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on January of 2025.

Unemployment Rate in Croatia increased to 5.10 percent in December from 5 percent in November of 2024. Unemployment Rate in Croatia is expected to be 6.00 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Croatia Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 6.80 percent in 2026, according to our econometric models.




Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2024-12-20 10:00 AM
Unemployment Rate
Nov 5.0% 4.7% 4.7%
2025-01-21 10:00 AM
Unemployment Rate
Dec 5.1% 5.0% 5.1%
2025-02-20 10:00 AM
Unemployment Rate
Jan 5.1%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Employed Persons 1691.00 1697.00 Thousand Sep 2024
Job Vacancies 20459.00 22546.00 Sep 2024
Job Vacancy Rate 1.50 1.70 percent Sep 2024
Productivity 99.70 100.40 points Nov 2024
Unemployed Persons 91563.00 89897.00 Dec 2024
Unemployment Rate 5.10 5.00 percent Dec 2024
Wage Growth 13.08 13.75 percent Nov 2024
Wages 1366.00 1340.00 EUR/Month Nov 2024
Wages in Manufacturing 1238.00 1214.00 EUR/Month Nov 2024

Croatia Unemployment Rate
In Croatia, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
5.10 5.00 23.60 4.60 1996 - 2024 percent Monthly
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News Stream
Croatia Unemployment Rate Edged Up to 5.1%
Croatia’s unemployment rate edged up to 5.1% in December 2024, the highest reading since April, from 5% in the previous month. The number of unemployed persons increased by 1.9% month-over-month to 91,563, while employment decreased by 0.1% to 1.71 million. In December 2023, the jobless rate was higher at 6.5%.
2025-01-21
Croatia Unemployment Rate Ticks Up to 4.7%
Croatia’s unemployment rate edged up to 4.7% in October 2024, from a record low of 4.6% in the previous month. The number of unemployed persons increased by 4.1% month-over-month to 86,269, while employment rose by 0.1% to 1.73 million. In October 2023, the jobless rate was higher at 6.2%.
2024-11-21
Croatia Unemployment Rate Drops to Record Low
Croatia’s unemployment rate dropped to 4.6% in September 2024, the lowest on record, from 4.8% in the previous month. The number of unemployed persons declined by 5.8% month-over-month to 82,839. Meanwhile, the number of employed persons decreased by 0.5% to 1.73 million, as well as the size of the labor force by 0.8% to 1.81 million. A year ago, the jobless rate was higher at 5.8%.
2024-10-21