Long-term unemployment rate in North Macedonia

Name: Long-term unemployment rate in North Macedonia
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In 2025, 7.8% of the labour force in North Macedonia had been unemployed for at least a year. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2009. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Long-term unemployment rate % of the labour force Data: 2009 to 2025 Source: Eurostat

North Macedonia, 2025 7.8% % of the labour force

Change from 2024 −0.2percentage points 2024: 8.0%

European Union, 2025 1.9% Official aggregate

Position in 2025 2nd of 34 See the full ranking

Long-term unemployment rate in North Macedonia over time

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% of the labour force. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Long-term unemployment rate (% of the labour force), 2009 to 2025
Period	North Macedonia	European Union
2025	7.8%	1.9%
2024	8.0%	1.9%
2023	9.4%	2.1%
2022	12.0%	2.4%
2021	13.1%b (break in time series)	2.8%
2020	12.4%	2.4%
2019	12.4%	2.7%
2018	15.5%	3.1%
2017	17.4%	3.7%
2016	19.1%	4.3%
2015	21.3%	4.9%
2014	23.3%	5.4%
2013	23.9%	5.4%
2012	25.5%	4.9%
2011	25.9%	4.3%
2010	26.6%	4.0%
2009	26.3%	3.1%

Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

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In short

That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 8.0% in 2024.
Since 2015, when it was 21.3%, the figure has changed by −13.5 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, North Macedonia has the 2nd highest value.
The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 1.9%.