{"id":55889,"date":"2023-06-19T16:55:04","date_gmt":"2023-06-19T14:55:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=55889"},"modified":"2023-06-19T18:50:34","modified_gmt":"2023-06-19T16:50:34","slug":"unemployment-rate-11-albania-leaves-behind-neighboring-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/unemployment-rate-11-albania-leaves-behind-neighboring-countries\/","title":{"rendered":"With unemployment rates at 11%, Albania leaves behind neighboring countries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Albania is among the countries with the lowest level of unemployment, in relation to neighboring countries. With 11% of people not working, it leaves behind North Macedonia, Kosovo and Montenegro where the unemployment rate reaches up to 18%.<\/p>\n<p>In the first quarter of 2023, 160,900 people aged 15 to 64 were unemployed. Expressed as a percentage, the unemployment rate for active age was 10.9%, with a 0.4% improvement compared to 2022.<\/p>\n<p>In terms of gender, the unemployment rate is higher among women, 11.1%, while among men it decreased to 10.6%.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, according to the working age structure, the unemployment rate for the 15-29 age group has deepened compared to last year.<\/p>\n<p>22.5% of people in this group officially do not work, or at least do not have a salary declared in the tax register. Last year, they constituted 20.7% of the entire contingent.<\/p>\n<p>As for the 30-64 age group, the unemployment rate is 7.8%.<\/p>\n<p>In relation to the region, Albania comes after Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia, while the highest level is recorded in Kosovo and Montenegro, where unemployment reaches up to 18%.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Albania is among the countries with the lowest level of unemployment, in relation to neighboring countries. 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