Unemployment rate · Malta

Malta Unemployment Rate

The Malta Unemployment Rate measures the share of the labour force in Malta, people working or actively looking for work, who have no job but want one.

Importance
Medium
Publié
Quarterly
Prochaine publication
Devise
EUR
Influence
EURAUD · EURCAD · EURCHF · EURDKK · EURGBP · EURHKD · EURHUF · EURJPY

Derniers chiffres

La dernière publication, pour Q2, est parue le 2026-09-11 et s’est établie à 3.3%. C’est moins que 3.5% la fois précédente.

Sur les 7 dernières publications, la valeur est allée de 2.7% à 3.5%, avec une moyenne de 3.1%.

Mar 2025: 2.9%Jun 2025: 2.7%Sep 2025: 2.9%Dec 2025: 2.7%Mar 2026: 3.4%Jun 2026: 3.5%Sep 2026: 3.3% Mar 2025Sep 2026
Résultats réels ; le petit trait sur une barre indique le consensus.
PubliéPourRéelConsensusPrécédent
11 Sep 2026Q23.3%–3.5%
12 Jun 2026Q13.5%–3.4%
12 Mar 2026Q43.4%–2.7%
11 Dec 2025Q32.7%–2.9%
15 Sep 2025Q22.9%–2.7%
13 Jun 2025Q12.7%–2.9%
13 Mar 2025Q42.9%–3.1%

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Pourquoi c’est important

Full employment is part of most central banks' mandate. A falling unemployment rate means a tighter labour market, faster wage growth and more inflation pressure, which can keep the central bank hawkish; a rising rate is one of the clearest recession signals (the US "Sahm rule" flags a 0.5-point rise in the three-month average).

Mode de calcul

the national statistics office usually runs a household survey: people are counted as unemployed if they had no work, were available and looked for a job recently. The rate is unemployed ÷ (employed + unemployed). Registered jobless and claimant counts instead count people signed on for benefits. Participation is the labour force ÷ working-age population.

Unemployment rate = unemployed ÷ labour force × 100
Labour force = employed + unemployed

Ce que signifient les variations

  • A lower rate than expected usually supports the the local currency (EUR).
  • Check participation: unemployment can fall because people stop looking, which is not good news.
  • Broader measures (US U-6) include part-timers who want more hours.

Supérieur aux attentes : A higher unemployment rate than expected points to a weakening labour market: the the local currency (EUR) tends to soften as markets price in lower rates.

Inférieur aux attentes : A lower unemployment rate than expected signals a tight labour market: it tends to support the the local currency (EUR) and push bond yields up.

Un bref historique

Systematic unemployment statistics began in the 1930s Depression; the International Labour Organization's definition, adopted in 1982, is used by most countries today.

Questions

What is the Malta Unemployment Rate?

The Malta Unemployment Rate measures the share of the labour force in Malta, people working or actively looking for work, who have no job but want one.

What was the latest Malta Unemployment Rate?

3.3% for Q2, published on 11 September 2026.

When is the next Malta Unemployment Rate?

On Thursday 10 December 2026 at 11:00 UTC.

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