LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Moldova
Moldova: LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force was 9.17 in 2025. ▲ Rising
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Moldova, 2014–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Moldova is 9.17, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 46.5% on the previous year and up 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Moldova peaked at 9.17 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.17, in 2022.
Moldova ranks 27th of 63 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5.76 | — |
| 2015 | 6.8 | +17.9% |
| 2016 | 6.32 | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 5.73 | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 6.2 | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 6.81 | +9.9% |
| 2020 | 4.98 | -26.9% |
| 2021 | 4.21 | -15.4% |
| 2022 | 4.17 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 7.02 | +68.6% |
| 2024 | 6.26 | -10.9% |
| 2025 | 9.17 | +46.5% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 9.17 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.99, 83% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 9.17 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.47, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.27 | 5.73 | 6.81 | 6 |
| 2020s | 5.97 | 4.17 | 9.17 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More work & labour data for Moldova
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 654.38 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 72.49 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1,725 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 1.5 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.726 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 24,890 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 5,854 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 71.4 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) -0.868 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.4043 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Moldova?
- Lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Moldova was 9.17 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 9.17 in 2025.
- What is the lowest lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.17 in 2022.
- How does Moldova rank for lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force?
- Moldova ranks 27th out of 63 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. LU3 represents the share of the extended labour force that are in unemployment or the potential labour force. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.