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…
Browsing: labour market
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 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 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…
Montenegro’s retail sector recorded strong growth in the first half of 2026, with turnover increasing despite a decline in real wages, supported by higher employment, tourism-related…
Montenegro’s labour market recorded strong employment growth in the first half of 2026, with the average number of employed people increasing by nearly 13,200 workers compared…
Montenegro has adopted a new employment strategy aimed at increasing the employment rate among people aged 20 to 64 to 75 per cent by 2030, compared…
