The National Bureau of Statistics informs that, according to the results of the Labour Force Survey (LFS), in the second quarter of 2026 compared with the first quarter of the same year:

• the labour force (economically active population) aged 15–89 amounted to 926.9 thousand persons, increasing by 2.5%;

• the employed population aged 15–89 amounted to 859.3 thousand persons, increasing by 5.9%;

• the employment rate of the population aged 15–89 was 45.0%, increasing by 2.4 percentage points (42.6% in the first quarter of 2026);

• the unemployment rate for the population aged 15–74 at the national level was 7.3%, decreasing by 3.1 percentage points (10.4% in the first quarter of 2026).

Labour force

In the second quarter of 2026, men accounted for 51.8% of the labour force, exceeding the share of women (48.2%). Also, persons from urban areas accounted for 52.4% of the labour force, exceeding the share of those from rural areas (47.6%).

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