National Statistics Office of Georgia: Georgia’s unemployment rate decreased to 13.8% in Q2 of 2026

The National Statistics Office of Georgia on Wednesday announced that in the second quarter of 2026, the unemployment rate in Georgia decreased by 0.5 percentage points compared to the same period of the previous year and amounted to 13.8 percent.

The statement noted that in the second quarter of this year, the labor force participation rate decreased by 0.8 percentage points compared to the corresponding period of the previous year and was determined at 53.3 percent, while the employment rate decreased by 0.4 percentage points and amounted to 46.0 percent.

The labor force participation rate in urban-type settlements decreased by 0.8 percentage points, and in rural-type settlements - by 0.7 percentage points.

The employment rate in urban-type settlements increased by 0.2 percentage points, and in rural-type settlements decreased by 1.4 percentage points and amounted to 46.7 percent and 45.0 percent, respectively.

According to the National Statistics Office, in the second quarter of 2026, compared to the corresponding period of the previous year, the share of employees in the total number of employees remained unchanged and amounted to 69.0 percent.

In the second quarter of 2026, compared to the corresponding period of the previous year, the unemployment rate in urban settlements decreased by 1.7 percentage points, and in rural settlements increased by 1.3 percentage points.

The unemployment rate is traditionally higher among men than among women. In the second quarter of 2026, compared to the corresponding period of the previous year, this indicator decreased by 0.9 percentage points among women, and by 0.2 percentage points among men, and amounted to 11.3 percent and 15.7 percent, respectively.

Additionally, the labor force participation rate is higher among men than among women. In the second quarter of 2026, the rate was 42.2 percent for women and 66.3 percent for men. Compared to the same period last year, the labor force participation rate for women decreased by 1.5 percentage points, while it increased by 0.1 percentage points for men.

As the agency added, in the second quarter of 2026, compared to the same period last year, the employment rate for women decreased by 0.9 percentage points, while it increased by 0.2 percentage points for men.