Kosovo had the highest average annual unemployment rate among Western Balkan countries in 2021, at 20.7 percent of its total workforce. Serbia was estimated to have the lowest rate, at 9.4 percent in 2022. Across the entire region, the unemployment rate was recorded at 15.5 percent in 20211.
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World Bank, Unemployment rate in the Western Balkans from 2020 to 2022, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331466/western-balkans-unemployment-by-country/ (last visited May 23, 2024)
Unemployment rate in the Western Balkans from 2020 to 2022, by country [Graph], World Bank, June 16, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331466/western-balkans-unemployment-by-country/