ZAGREB, March 19, 2018 - The job vacancy rate in Croatia rose mildly in the fourth quarter of 2017, while in the EU it remained unchanged compared to the previous quarter, show figures from the EU's statistical office Eurostat.

ZAGREB, March 18, 2018 - One in three Croatian employers plans to increase the number of workers in the second quarter of this year, which may create over 100,000 jobs, a survey by the ManpowerGroup human resources company shows.

ZAGREB, March 2, 2018 - The unemployment rate in the European Union in January 2018 stayed the same as in December 2017, while in Croatia it continued to decrease, putting it among the member states with the biggest annual decreases, according to the latest Eurostat figures.

ZAGREB, February 26, 2018 - Slightly more than 1.3 million people in Croatia were in work at the end of January 2018, which is 8,079 people or 0.6% fewer than in the previous month, the National Bureau of Statistics (DZS) said on Monday.

ZAGREB, February 9, 2018 - Some 195,400 Croatian citizens were out of work at the end of January 2018, which was 20% or 48,734 persons fewer than at the end of January 2017, but the number of the jobless rose by 4.3% or 8,037 people compared to December 2017, the Croatian Employment Service (HZZ) stated on Friday.

ZAGREB, February 1, 2018 - The European Union's and the euro-area's unemployment rates in December remained unchanged compared to the month before, while Croatia is pointed out as one of the countries with a pronounced decline in jobless rate year-on-year, according to a report provided by the EU's statistical office Eurostat.

In a country with 200,000 unemployed persons, some companies have to launch promotional campaigns to find new employees.

ZAGREB, January 23, 2018 - The registered unemployment rate in December 2017 grew for the third consecutive month, to 12.2% from 12.1% in November, but on the year it recorded a decrease, according to preliminary figures released by the national statistical office (DZS) on Tuesday.

The labour force survey unemployment is lower in percentage terms than the administrative unemployment rate reported by the Croatian Employment Service.

Contrary to some other claims, Eurostat says that employment in Croatia is falling.