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Malta Unemployment Rate

MonthlySeasonally adjustedCode MT.UNEMP.M.SA

Latest3.4%September 2026
Previous3.5%August 2026
Year ago2.7%September 2025

Malta Unemployment Rate was 3.4% in September 2026, down 0.1 percentage points from August 2026 and up 0.7 percentage points from a year earlier.

Among the 53 economies Makrognosis covers on this measure, it is the 12th lowest.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from 2.5% (Jul 2025) to 5.6% (Aug 2020), averaging 3.8%.

Malta Unemployment Rate (% of labour force), Jan 2000 – Sep 20262%4%6%8%200020052010201520202025Robomacro
Malta Unemployment Rate (% of labour force), Jan 2000 – Sep 2026. Source: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union).

Showing the full history (downsampled for display). Open the interactive chart to zoom and switch transforms.

Recent data

PeriodValue
September 20263.4%
August 20263.5%
July 20263.4%
June 20263.5%
May 20263.6%
April 20263.6%
March 20263.5%
February 20263.5%
January 20263.5%
December 20253.4%
November 20253.2%
October 20253.0%
September 20252.7%
August 20252.5%
July 20252.5%
June 20252.7%
May 20252.8%
April 20253.0%
March 20253.3%
February 20253.5%
January 20253.5%
December 20243.3%
November 20243.0%
October 20242.9%

Last 24 observations. The full history (321 observations) is available through the API.

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About this series

Latest observationSeptember 2026
First observationJanuary 2000
Observations321
FrequencyMonthly
Units% of labour force
AdjustmentSeasonally adjusted
10-year high5.6% (Aug 2020)
10-year low2.5% (Jul 2025)
10-year average3.8%
Source agencyEurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
Makrognosis codeMT.UNEMP.M.SA

Unemployment Rate: how Malta compares

#EconomyPeriodLatest
1South AfricaSep 202633.7%
2FinlandSep 202611.0%
3North MacedoniaSep 202610.7%
4SpainSep 202610.3%
5ChileSep 20269.8%
37United StatesOct 20264.1%
38CyprusSep 20264.0%
39NetherlandsSep 20264.0%
40SloveniaSep 20263.6%
41BulgariaSep 20263.4%
42MaltaSep 20263.4%
43PolandSep 20263.4%
44TaiwanSep 20263.4%
45DenmarkSep 20263.1%
46MalaysiaSep 20263.0%
47MexicoSep 20262.8%
48Czech RepublicSep 20262.8%

Unemployment Rate by country: all 53 economies ranked →

Other Malta indicators

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FAQ

What is the current unemployment Rate in Malta?
The latest reading is 3.4% for September 2026, published by Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union).
Where does this data come from?
It is collected directly from Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union) and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code MT.UNEMP.M.SA.

Last updated 2026-11-08. Source: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union). Original title: “Malta - Unemployment rate, % of labour force, SA”.