Malta Unemployment Rate

Last Release

Dec 31, 2022

Actual

2.9

Units In

2.9

Frequency

Quarterly

Next Release

Jun 13, 2025

Time to Release

2 Months 28 Days 21 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
8.24 Sep 2003	2.9 Jun 2022	5.75 %	2001-2022	N/A

In Malta, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.

Latest Updates

The unemployment rate in Malta stood at 2.9% in the fourth quarter of 2024, unchanged from the same period last year. The number of unemployed individuals fell slightly by 446 year-on-year to 9,566, while inactive persons dropped by 2,187 to 159,510. Meanwhile, the employment rate increased to 80.8% from 78.7% a year ago, as the number of employed persons increased by 13,266 to 325,631. The activity rate for the quarter rose to 83.3% from 81.3% in the previous year, with the highest rate recorded among persons aged 25 to 54 (91.7%).