In 2022 the unemployment rate in Georgia decreased by 3.4 percentage points compared to 2021 and amounted to 17.3 percent.
In 2022 labour force participation rate (share of the labour force in total population aged 15 and older) increased by 1.0 percentage points compared to the previous year and became 51.9 percent, while the employment rate increased by 2.5 percentage points and amounted to 42.9 percent. The Labour force participation rate in urban settlements decreased by 0.1 percentage points, while that increased by 2.4 percentage points in rural settlements compared to the previous year. The employment rate in urban settlements as well as in rural areas increased by 2.0 and 3.2 percentage points and equaled 44.1 and 41.5 percent, respectively.
In 2022, the share of hired employees was 67.9 percent among employed persons, which is 0.3 percentage points lower than the previous year.
In 2022, the unemployment rate in urban settlements decreased by 3.9 percentage points compared to the previous year and in rural settlements - by 2.5 percentage points.
In 2022, compared to the previous year, the most significant decline in the unemployment rate was observed in Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Shida Kartli and Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo-Svaneti regions by 6.2, 5.3 and 5.2 percentage points, respectively.
Traditionally, the unemployment rate is higher for men than for women. In 2022, compared to the previous year this indicator decreased for women by 3.2 percentage points and by 3.5 percentage points for men.
The labour force participation rate is higher for men than for women. In 2022 the indicator for women was 41.5 percent and for men – 64.0 percent. The labour force participation rate for women increased by 1.0, while that increased by 1.1 percentage points for men, compared to the previous year.
In 2022 the employment rate for women, as well as for men increased by 2.1 and 3.1 percentage points, respectively, compared to the previous year.
In 2022, the highest rate of unemployment was in the age group of 15-19 years (47.4 percent), while this indicator is traditionally the lowest in the 65+ age group (3.6 percent) due to the low activity of the population in this age group.
