The level of unemployment in Croatia is at its lowest level since 2003. There was a total of 159,695 unemployed people registered at the end of April this year, which is a decrease of over 10 percent compared to the same month from 2017.
According to details from the Croatian Employment Service there are currently 24,859 job vacancies in the country. In April alone almost 23,000 people found employment through the employment service.
The highest rate of unemployment was recorded in the Split – Dalmatia County, with 26,672 people looking for work.
Even though these new figures look impressive it also has to be taken into account that large numbers of young, professional people are leaving the country. It is estimated that 300,000 have left for other European Union countries over the past few years, with Germany, Sweden and Ireland the most popular destinations.