Croatia's unemployment rate rose to 9.5 percent in May of 2020 from 9.4 percent in April and compared to 7.5 percent in the corresponding month of the previous year. It was the highest jobless rate since March of 2019, as the coronavirus pandemic took hold and hit the labour market. The number of unemployed persons climbed by 41.3 thousand from a year earlier to 157.8 thousand.

Unemployment Rate in Croatia averaged 16.83 percent from 1996 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 23.60 percent in January of 2002 and a record low of 6.70 percent in September of 2019. 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 July of 2020.

Unemployment Rate in Croatia is expected to be 10.00 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Unemployment Rate in Croatia to stand at 13.50 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the Croatia Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 11.00 percent in 2021 and 9.00 percent in 2022, according to our econometric models.

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Croatia Unemployment Rate

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
9.50 9.40 23.60 6.70 1996 - 2020 percent Monthly
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Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2020-03-20 10:00 AM Feb 8.3% 8.4% 8.3%
2020-04-20 09:00 AM Mar 8.6% 8.3% 8.7%
2020-05-19 09:00 AM Apr 9.4% 8.6% 9%
2020-06-19 09:00 AM May 9.5% 9.4% 10.2%
2020-07-20 09:00 AM Jun 9.5% 10%
2020-08-20 09:00 AM Jul
2020-09-18 09:00 AM Aug
2020-10-20 09:00 AM Sep 12.2%
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Croatia Jobless Rate at Over 1-Year High of 9.5%
Croatia's unemployment rate rose to 9.5 percent in May of 2020 from 9.4 percent in April and compared to 7.5 percent in the corresponding month of the previous year. It was the highest jobless rate since March of 2019, as the coronavirus pandemic took hold and hit the labour market. The number of unemployed persons climbed by 41.3 thousand from a year earlier to 157.8 thousand.
2020-06-19
Croatia Jobless Rate at Over 1-Year High of 9.4%
Croatia's unemployment rate rose to 9.4 percent in April of 2020 from 8.6 percent in the same month of the previous year. It was the highest jobless rate since March of 2019, as the coronavirus pandemic took hold and hit the labour market. The number of unemployed persons climbed by 21.5 percent to 159 thousand while employed rose only 1.5 percent to 1.53 million. In March, the jobless rate was lower at 8.6 percent.
2020-05-19
Croatia Jobless Rate Falls to 8.6% in March
Croatia’s unemployment rate edged down to 8.6 percent in March of 2020 from 8.9 percent in the same month of the previous year, as the number of unemployed persons decreased by 2.340 thousand to 143,461. In February, the jobless rate was lower at 8.3 percent.
2020-04-20
Croatia Jobless Rate Falls to 8.3% in February
Croatia's unemployment rate fell to 8.3 percent in February of 2020 from 9.6 percent in the same month of the previous year, as the number of unemployed persons dropped to 137,977 thousand from 156,378 thousand a year earlier. In January, the jobless rate was higher at 8.4 percent.
2020-03-20

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.