The Labour Market Statistics
Labour market statistics provide information on the distribution of Labour Force. They describe the situation and dynamics of employment and unemployment, which together make up the labour force operating in a country. Based on information collected from the Labour Force Survey, the population aged 15 and over is classified into employed, unemployed, and economically inactive.
Labour force
The active population consists of people who are working or actively seeking work, meaning they are potential employees and constitute a country's labour force. Therefore, the labour force (or active population) is determined by the sum of employed and unemployed people. In 2025, the country's labour force recorded around 1,280 thousand people.
The activity or labour force participation rate, is calculated by dividing the active population by the population of the same age group. The indicator is a general measure of the economy's efficiency in engaging the population in a form of productive activity. The indicator used to measure the labour force participation rate in Albania reached 63.8% during 2025 (70.5% for men and 57.4% for women).
Economically inactive population
The inactive population in 2025 is around 725 thousand, including all persons who are not classified as either employed or unemployed. They are the remaining part of the working-age population after deducting the labour force or active population from the population aged 15 and over.
Inactive persons, or those outside the labour force, are individuals who do not work, nor do they look for or want work because they are attending school, are retired or have disabilities, may be fulfilling domestic duties, or do not look for work because they believe they cannot find it (in other words, discouraged). The inactivity rate outside the labour force is calculated by dividing the inactive population by the population of the same age group. This indicator is 36.2% in 2025 (29.5% for men and 42.6% for women).
Both the active and inactive populations (outside the labour force) are part of the working-age population. The Labour Force Survey observes the population aged 15 and over, which is the age when people can legally start working. In 2025, the population aged 15 and over is around 2,005 thousand.
To create different labour market indicators, large population groups are taken into account, such as: the 15-74 age group for the unemployment rate, 15-64 for the employment rate, 15-24 or 15-29 for youth, and so on.
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Employment and unemployment