INDICATORS OF THE LABOUR FORCE (EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT) I QUARTER, 2025 YEAR

In the I quarter of 2025, the unemployment rate in Georgia increased by 0.7 percentage points
compared to the corresponding period of the previous year and equaled 14.7 percent.
In the I quarter of 2025, compared to the corresponding period of the previous year, the number
of hired employees increased by 5.3 thousand persons (0.6%) and reached 958.3 thousand, while
the number of self-employed decreased by 13.5 thousand (3.0%) and equaled to 434.7 thousand.
In the same period, the number of unemployed increased by 10.8 thousand (4.7%) and equaled
239.4 thousand.
In the I quarter of 2025, the labour force participation rate (share of the labour force in
the total population aged 15 and older) decreased by 0.2 percentage points compared to the
corresponding period of the previous year and became 54.8 percent, while the employment rate
decreased 0.5 percentage points and amounted to 46.8 percent. The labour force participation rate
decreased in urban and rural settlements, by 0.2 percentage points compared to the corresponding period of the previous year. The employment rate decreased by 1.0 percentage points in urban
settlements, in rural settlements increased by 0.1 percentage points and equaled 47.8 and 45.3
percent, respectively.
The chart below presents the labour force participation rate and employment rate by quarters
for the years 2020-2025.
In the I quarter of 2025, compared to the corresponding period of the previous year, the
share of hired employed in the total number of employed increased by 0.8 percentage points
and equaled 68.8 percent.
In the I quarter of 2025, compared to the corresponding period of the previous year, the
unemployment rate increased in urban settlements by 1.4 percentage points while in rural
settlements decreased by 0.6 percentage points.
Traditionally, the unemployment rate is higher for men than for women. In the I quarter
of 2025, compared to the corresponding period of the previous year, this rate increased by 0.5
percentage points for women and by 0.7 percentage points for men, equaling 11.6 and 17.0 percent,
respectively.
The labour force participation rate is higher for men than for women. In the I quarter of
2025, the indicator for women was 44.4 percent and for men was 66.5 percent. The labour force
participation rate for women decreased by 0.6 percentage points, while for men it remained
unchanged, compared to the corresponding period of the previous year.
In the I quarter of 2025, the employment rate for women decreased by 0.8, while for men –
by 0.4 percentage points, compared to the corresponding period of the previous year.

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