Lithuania Unemployment Rate

The share of people aged 15 to 74 in the labour force who want a job and are actively looking, but can't find one.

6.1%

−0.1pp vs Jul 2026

Aug 2026 · Monthly data

Seasonally adjusted

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Unemployment Rate

Jan 1998 to Aug 2026

Source: Eurostat une_rt_m · unemployment rate, ILO definition, ages 15 to 74, seasonally adjusted, monthly.

Lithuania Unemployment Rate in context

Worked out from the published series shown above.

In Lithuania, the unemployment rate fell by 0.8pp over the year to Aug 2026, from 6.9% in Aug 2025.

It is the lowest reading since Jul 2022.

Over the past five years it has ranged from 5.9% in May 2022 to 7.4% in Dec 2023.

Its average since Jan 1998 is 10.1%, and the latest reading is below that.

Lithuania is 18th of 47 countries in our Unemployment Rate by Country ranking.

How this series is defined

Everything you need to check the figure against the source.

Source
Eurostat
Series
une_rt_m
Frequency
Monthly
Unit
%
Seasonal adjustment
Seasonally adjusted
Latest observation
Aug 2026
Revision status
Latest published estimate, subject to revision

Lithuanian news sometimes quotes the Employment Service's registered unemployment rate instead, a different measure.

Data refreshed 2026-10-11. Figures are the latest published observations and can be revised.

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