{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"hr-long-term-unemployment","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/hr-long-term-unemployment","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/hr-long-term-unemployment/","title":"Croatia Long-Term Unemployment (2025)","description":"Croatia's Long-Term Unemployment: 86.8 thousands of persons in 2025, -2.7% YoY. Eurostat (LFSA_UGAN), 2005–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","Eurostat","Croatia","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Croatia","temporal_coverage":"2005/2025","unit":"thousands of persons","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Croatia Long-Term Unemployment","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/LFSA_UGAN/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2005–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"21"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Croatia"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Croatia (2025)","value":"86.8","unit":"thousands of persons","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-2.7% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-2.7%","unit":"thousands of persons"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"21","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Croatia Long-Term Unemployment"}],"observation_count":21,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":226.7},{"period":"2006","value":198.7},{"period":"2007","value":181.2},{"period":"2008","value":160.3},{"period":"2009","value":173},{"period":"2010","value":220.7},{"period":"2011","value":252.8},{"period":"2012","value":297},{"period":"2013","value":313.7},{"period":"2014","value":319.5},{"period":"2015","value":299},{"period":"2016","value":231.4},{"period":"2017","value":194.6},{"period":"2018","value":143},{"period":"2019","value":111.4},{"period":"2020","value":124.8},{"period":"2021","value":128.1},{"period":"2022","value":117.4},{"period":"2023","value":105.6},{"period":"2024","value":89.2},{"period":"2025","value":86.8}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"thousands of persons"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"86.8","yoyChange":"-2.7%"},{"year":"2024","value":"89.2","yoyChange":"-15.5%"},{"year":"2023","value":"105.6","yoyChange":"-10.1%"},{"year":"2022","value":"117.4","yoyChange":"-8.4%"},{"year":"2021","value":"128.1","yoyChange":"+2.6%"},{"year":"2020","value":"124.8","yoyChange":"+12.0%"},{"year":"2019","value":"111.4","yoyChange":"-22.1%"},{"year":"2018","value":"143.0","yoyChange":"-26.5%"},{"year":"2017","value":"194.6","yoyChange":"-15.9%"},{"year":"2016","value":"231.4","yoyChange":"-22.6%"},{"year":"2015","value":"299.0","yoyChange":"-6.4%"},{"year":"2014","value":"319.5","yoyChange":"+1.8%"},{"year":"2013","value":"313.7","yoyChange":"+5.6%"},{"year":"2012","value":"297.0","yoyChange":"+17.5%"},{"year":"2011","value":"252.8","yoyChange":"+14.5%"},{"year":"2010","value":"220.7","yoyChange":"+27.6%"},{"year":"2009","value":"173.0","yoyChange":"+7.9%"},{"year":"2008","value":"160.3","yoyChange":"-11.5%"},{"year":"2007","value":"181.2","yoyChange":"-8.8%"},{"year":"2006","value":"198.7","yoyChange":"-12.4%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks long-term unemployment (jobless 12+ months, thousands of persons) in Croatia from 2005 to present. Show structural versus cyclical patterns. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2025 (21 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 319.5 thousands of persons in 2014 and reached its lowest recorded value of 86.8 in 2025. The latest reading of 86.8 in 2025 represents a change of -2.4."}]}