General characteristics of the labor market in Albania, 2013 Over the year 2013, based on the Labour Force Survey estimates: • Labour force was 1,175,919 persons, and the unemployment was 15.6%. • The labour force participation rate for the population of age 15-64 was 59.9% (70.2% for males and 50.4% for females). • In 2013 employment has decreased by 11.2% compared to the previous year. • Almost three out of every seven employees worked in one of five sectors such as: construction, public administration, manufacturing, education, and wholesale and retail. • Total employment was dominated by the agricultural sector (44.6%), and the services sector (37.9%)...