Croatia’s registered unemployment rate fell to 3.4% in May 2026 from 3.8% in April, reaching the lowest level since records began in December 1996.
The number of unemployed persons declined 9.2% from the previous month to 61.3 thousand, while total employment rose 2.2% to 1.740 million.
The labor force also increased 1.8% to 1.801 million.
Paid employment in legal entities rose 1.9% to 1.494 million, while employment in crafts, trades, and freelance activities increased 4.1%.
In contrast, the number of employed private farmers edged down 0.4%.
Compared with May 2025, however, total employment fell 1.1%, paid employment in legal entities declined 1.5%, and the labor force contracted 1.7%, indicating that labor market conditions remained weaker than a year earlier.