{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"rs-long-term-unemployment","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/rs-long-term-unemployment","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/rs-long-term-unemployment/","title":"Serbia Long-Term Unemployment (2025)","description":"Serbia's Long-Term Unemployment: 272.4 thousands of persons in 2025, +0.2% YoY. Eurostat (LFSA_UGAN), 2010–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","Eurostat","Serbia","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Serbia","temporal_coverage":"2010/2025","unit":"thousands of persons","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Serbia 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":"2010–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"16"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Serbia"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Serbia (2025)","value":"272.4","unit":"thousands of persons","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.2% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.2%","unit":"thousands of persons"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"16","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Serbia Long-Term Unemployment"}],"observation_count":16,"observations":[{"period":"2010","value":566.8},{"period":"2011","value":668.1},{"period":"2012","value":698.7},{"period":"2013","value":652.5},{"period":"2014","value":606.5},{"period":"2015","value":550.9},{"period":"2016","value":489.4},{"period":"2017","value":435.2},{"period":"2018","value":412.2},{"period":"2019","value":335.9},{"period":"2020","value":286.5},{"period":"2021","value":344.2},{"period":"2022","value":296.3},{"period":"2023","value":295.8},{"period":"2024","value":271.8},{"period":"2025","value":272.4}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"thousands of persons"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"272.4","yoyChange":"+0.2%"},{"year":"2024","value":"271.8","yoyChange":"-8.1%"},{"year":"2023","value":"295.8","yoyChange":"-0.2%"},{"year":"2022","value":"296.3","yoyChange":"-13.9%"},{"year":"2021","value":"344.2","yoyChange":"+20.1%"},{"year":"2020","value":"286.5","yoyChange":"-14.7%"},{"year":"2019","value":"335.9","yoyChange":"-18.5%"},{"year":"2018","value":"412.2","yoyChange":"-5.3%"},{"year":"2017","value":"435.2","yoyChange":"-11.1%"},{"year":"2016","value":"489.4","yoyChange":"-11.2%"},{"year":"2015","value":"550.9","yoyChange":"-9.2%"},{"year":"2014","value":"606.5","yoyChange":"-7.0%"},{"year":"2013","value":"652.5","yoyChange":"-6.6%"},{"year":"2012","value":"698.7","yoyChange":"+4.6%"},{"year":"2011","value":"668.1","yoyChange":"+17.9%"},{"year":"2010","value":"566.8","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks long-term unemployment (jobless 12+ months, thousands of persons) in Serbia 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 2010–2025 (16 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 698.7 thousands of persons in 2012 and reached its lowest recorded value of 271.8 in 2024. The latest reading of 272.4 in 2025 represents a change of +0.6."}]}