In August 2025, Croatia experienced a slight increase in its unemployment rate, which rose to 4.1% from 4.0% the previous month, reaching the highest point since May. The total number of unemployed individuals grew by 3.2% compared to the prior month, totaling 75,500. Simultaneously, total employment saw a minimal decline of 0.1%, bringing the employed population to 1.8 million, while the labor force experienced a marginal increase of 0.02%, maintaining the labor pool at 1.8 million as well. For context, the unemployment rate in August 2024 was notably higher at 4.8%.