{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"mt-long-term-unemployment","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/mt-long-term-unemployment","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/mt-long-term-unemployment/","title":"Malta Long-Term Unemployment (2025)","description":"Malta's Long-Term Unemployment: 10.4 thousands of persons in 2025, -1.0% YoY. Eurostat (LFSA_UGAN), 2005–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","Eurostat","Malta","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Malta","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":"Malta 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":"Malta"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Malta (2025)","value":"10.4","unit":"thousands of persons","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-1.0% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-1.0%","unit":"thousands of persons"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"21","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Malta Long-Term Unemployment"}],"observation_count":21,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":11.1},{"period":"2006","value":11},{"period":"2007","value":10.8},{"period":"2008","value":10.1},{"period":"2009","value":11.8},{"period":"2010","value":12},{"period":"2011","value":11.3},{"period":"2012","value":11.4},{"period":"2013","value":11.8},{"period":"2014","value":11.6},{"period":"2015","value":11.3},{"period":"2016","value":10.2},{"period":"2017","value":9.2},{"period":"2018","value":9.7},{"period":"2019","value":10.7},{"period":"2020","value":13.2},{"period":"2021","value":10.4},{"period":"2022","value":10.2},{"period":"2023","value":10.9},{"period":"2024","value":10.5},{"period":"2025","value":10.4}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"thousands of persons"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"10.4","yoyChange":"-1.0%"},{"year":"2024","value":"10.5","yoyChange":"-3.7%"},{"year":"2023","value":"10.9","yoyChange":"+6.9%"},{"year":"2022","value":"10.2","yoyChange":"-1.9%"},{"year":"2021","value":"10.4","yoyChange":"-21.2%"},{"year":"2020","value":"13.2","yoyChange":"+23.4%"},{"year":"2019","value":"10.7","yoyChange":"+10.3%"},{"year":"2018","value":"9.7","yoyChange":"+5.4%"},{"year":"2017","value":"9.2","yoyChange":"-9.8%"},{"year":"2016","value":"10.2","yoyChange":"-9.7%"},{"year":"2015","value":"11.3","yoyChange":"-2.6%"},{"year":"2014","value":"11.6","yoyChange":"-1.7%"},{"year":"2013","value":"11.8","yoyChange":"+3.5%"},{"year":"2012","value":"11.4","yoyChange":"+0.9%"},{"year":"2011","value":"11.3","yoyChange":"-5.8%"},{"year":"2010","value":"12.0","yoyChange":"+1.7%"},{"year":"2009","value":"11.8","yoyChange":"+16.8%"},{"year":"2008","value":"10.1","yoyChange":"-6.5%"},{"year":"2007","value":"10.8","yoyChange":"-1.8%"},{"year":"2006","value":"11.0","yoyChange":"-0.9%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks long-term unemployment (jobless 12+ months, thousands of persons) in Malta 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 13.2 thousands of persons in 2020 and reached its lowest recorded value of 9.2 in 2017. The latest reading of 10.4 in 2025 represents a change of -0.1."}]}