{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"mt-unemployment-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/mt-unemployment-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/mt-unemployment-rate/","title":"Malta Unemployment Rate (2025)","description":"Malta's Unemployment Rate: 3.1 % of active population in 2025, -0.1pp YoY. Eurostat (UNE_RT_A), 2009–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","Eurostat","Malta","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Malta","temporal_coverage":"2009/2025","unit":"% of active population","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Malta Unemployment Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/UNE_RT_A/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2009–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"17"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Malta"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Malta (2025)","value":"3.1","unit":"% of active population","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.1pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.1pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"17","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Malta Unemployment Rate"}],"observation_count":17,"observations":[{"period":"2009","value":6.9},{"period":"2010","value":6.9},{"period":"2011","value":6.4},{"period":"2012","value":6.2},{"period":"2013","value":6.1},{"period":"2014","value":5.7},{"period":"2015","value":5.4},{"period":"2016","value":4.7},{"period":"2017","value":4},{"period":"2018","value":4},{"period":"2019","value":4.1},{"period":"2020","value":4.9},{"period":"2021","value":3.8},{"period":"2022","value":3.5},{"period":"2023","value":3.5},{"period":"2024","value":3.2},{"period":"2025","value":3.1}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of active population"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"3.1","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"3.2","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"3.5","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2022","value":"3.5","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"3.8","yoyChange":"-1.1pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"4.9","yoyChange":"+0.8pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"4.1","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"4.0","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2017","value":"4.0","yoyChange":"-0.7pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"4.7","yoyChange":"-0.7pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"5.4","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"5.7","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"6.1","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"6.2","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"6.4","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"6.9","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2009","value":"6.9","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the harmonised unemployment rate in Malta from 2005 to present. Highlight the financial crisis peak, post-COVID recovery, and current labour market tightness. 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 2009–2025 (17 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 6.9 % of active population in 2009 and reached its lowest recorded value of 3.1 in 2025. The latest reading of 3.1 in 2025 represents a change of -0.1pp."}]}