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This change marks the abandonment of the bulletin format as an outdated method of data dissemination and the shift toward more modern, practical, and user‑friendly forms of publishing.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 2025 the number of employed persons was 2 869 500, the number of unemployed persons was 272 400, and the number of people outside the labour force was 2 464 200.
Compared to the previous year, the number of employed persons decreased by 28 000, and the number of persons outside the labour force decreased by 5 300, while the number of unemployed persons remained almost the same. The employment rate decreased by 0.2 percentage points and amounted to 51.2%. The unemployment rate increased by 0.1 percentage points and was 8.7%, while the share of people outside the labour force was 44.0%, which is 0.2 percentage points higher than in 2024.
The number of formally employed persons in 2025 amounted to 2 541 000, which is 7 800 lower than in the previous year, while the number of informally employed persons decreased by 20 200, amounted to 328 500.
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