According to the data of the State Statistical Office, in the II quarter of 2012, the labour force in the Republic of Macedonia numbered 942 420 persons, of which 648 200 or 68.8% were employed, while 294 220 or 31.2% were unemployed persons.
The activity rate in this period was 56.5, the employment rate was 38.8, while the unemployment rate was 31.2.