Starting from 2026, the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia will terminate the publication of the “Labour Force Survey Bulletin,” which has until now contained the annual results of this survey.
Instead, the basic annual data from the Labour Force Survey will be published in the form of a press release, while a broader and more detailed set of indicators will be available in the dissemination database of the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia.
This change marks the abandonment of the bulletin format as an outdated method of data dissemination and the shift toward more modern, practical, and user‑friendly forms of publishing. These new formats enable more flexible access, easier downloading and use of data, as well as better adaptation to diverse user needs.
The annual Labour Force Survey press release for 2025, which will contain the main labour market indicators, will be published on April 3, 2026, under the code RS10G. On the same day, all other available indicators will be published in the dissemination database.
With this change, the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia is improving its data dissemination system in line with user needs, international statistical standards, and modern official statistics practices.
According to the Labour Force Survey, in the fourth quarter of 2025 the number of employed persons was 2 828 200, the number of unemployed persons was 276 900, while the number of persons outside the labour force was 2 493 300.
Compared to the same quarter of 2024, there was a decrease in the number of employed persons by 66 700, an increase in the population outside the labor force by 31 100 and a slight increase in the number of unemployed persons by 3 800. The employment rate decreased by 0.9 percentage points (p.p.), while the unemployment rate increased by 0.3 p.p., as did the outside the labour force rate, which increased by 0.8 p.p.
Compared to the previous quarter, the number of employed persons decreased by 48 400, while the number of unemployed persons increased by 20 400, and the number of persons outside the labour force increased by 22 700. The employment rate decreased by 0.8 p.p. amounting to 50.5%. The unemployment rate increased by 0.7 p. p. and amounted to 8.9%. The outside the labor force rate was 44.5%, representing an increase of 0.4 p.p.
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