Montenegro’s ability to expand elderly care services will depend on its capacity to recruit, train and retain enough workers to meet rising demand for labour-intensive services.…
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Montenegro’s registered unemployment rate declined to 7.84% in May 2026, reaching the lowest level recorded since the Employment Agency began compiling the statistic. The rate decreased…
Montenegro’s employment indicators continued to improve in early 2026, while the increase in average net earnings remained below the pace of consumer-price growth. Average net earnings…
Montenegro’s economy recorded stronger domestic activity in the first five months of 2026, with employment, bank lending, industrial production and budget revenues all increasing compared with…
Montenegro’s labour market recorded stronger employment and lower unemployment in the first five months of 2026, with average employment reaching about 276,500, up roughly 5% year…
Montenegro’s retail market recorded continued growth in the second quarter of 2026, with turnover increasing both before and after adjustment for inflation. Nominal retail turnover rose…
Montenegro is preparing to tighten controls over foreign employment as businesses in tourism, hospitality and construction increasingly rely on workers from abroad. The proposed permit reform…
Montenegro is experiencing labour shortages alongside unemployment, with employers facing recruitment difficulties in sectors including tourism, construction, retail and hospitality. In the fourth quarter of 2025,…
Montenegro’s average monthly net salary rose to €1,036 in June 2026, increasing 0.3% from May and 2.6% compared with June 2025, according to Monstat. The highest…
The Montenegrin Employers Federation (UPCG) has called for consultation with businesses over planned changes to the employment of foreign nationals, warning that new approval requirements could…

