Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data (1996–2020) in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data (1996–2020) was 118 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in North Macedonia, 2006–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in North Macedonia is 118, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 52.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in North Macedonia peaked at 269 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 118, in 2020.
That places North Macedonia 13th out of 47 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data (1996–2020) in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 269 | — |
| 2007 | 269 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 263 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 244 | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 250 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 244 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 240 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 228 | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 224 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 203 | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 181 | -10.8% |
| 2017 | 166 | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 148 | -10.8% |
| 2019 | 119 | -19.6% |
| 2020 | 118 | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 261.25 | 244 | 269 | 4 |
| 2010s | 200.3 | 119 | 250 | 10 |
| 2020s | 118 | 118 | 118 | 1 |
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More work & labour data for North Macedonia
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 58.8 (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 50.6 (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 795.8 (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 795.8 (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 704 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 66.6 (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 1,393 (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 704 (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 58.8 (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 704 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in North Macedonia?
- Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in North Macedonia was 118 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest long-term unemployment by sex - annual data recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 269 in 2006.
- What is the lowest long-term unemployment by sex - annual data recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 118 in 2020.
- How does North Macedonia rank for long-term unemployment by sex - annual data?
- North Macedonia ranks 13th out of 47 countries with data for 2020.
- Is long-term unemployment by sex - annual data rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data (1996–2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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