{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"rs-employment-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/rs-employment-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/rs-employment-rate/","title":"Serbia Employment Rate (2025)","description":"Serbia's Employment Rate: 71.6 % of population (20–64) in 2025, +0.3pp YoY. Eurostat (LFSA_ERGAN), 2010–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","Eurostat","Serbia","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Serbia","temporal_coverage":"2010/2025","unit":"% of population (20–64)","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Serbia Employment Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/LFSA_ERGAN/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2010–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"16"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Serbia"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Serbia (2025)","value":"71.6","unit":"% of population (20–64)","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.3pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.3pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"16","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Serbia Employment Rate"}],"observation_count":16,"observations":[{"period":"2010","value":51.4},{"period":"2011","value":49.3},{"period":"2012","value":49},{"period":"2013","value":51.3},{"period":"2014","value":54.8},{"period":"2015","value":56},{"period":"2016","value":59.1},{"period":"2017","value":61.4},{"period":"2018","value":63.1},{"period":"2019","value":65.2},{"period":"2020","value":65.9},{"period":"2021","value":66.2},{"period":"2022","value":68.8},{"period":"2023","value":69.6},{"period":"2024","value":71.3},{"period":"2025","value":71.6}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of population (20–64)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"71.6","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"71.3","yoyChange":"+1.7pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"69.6","yoyChange":"+0.8pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"68.8","yoyChange":"+2.6pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"66.2","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"65.9","yoyChange":"+0.7pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"65.2","yoyChange":"+2.1pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"63.1","yoyChange":"+1.7pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"61.4","yoyChange":"+2.3pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"59.1","yoyChange":"+3.1pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"56.0","yoyChange":"+1.2pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"54.8","yoyChange":"+3.5pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"51.3","yoyChange":"+2.3pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"49.0","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"49.3","yoyChange":"-2.1pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"51.4","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the employment rate (ages 20-64) in Serbia from 2005 to present. Compare against the EU-27 average and the Europe 2030 target of 78%. 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 2010–2025 (16 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 71.6 % of population (20–64) in 2025 and reached its lowest recorded value of 49 in 2012. The latest reading of 71.6 in 2025 represents a change of +0.3pp."}]}