Kosovo's unemployment rises to 30.7% in Q3

The unemployment rate among women was 34.8%, higher than 29.5% among men at the end of the third quarter, the statistical agency said in a labour force survey.

The jobless rate in the age bracket 15-24 years remained high in the third quarter, at 55.0%, unchanged from the end of the previous quarter.

The employment rate among people aged 15 to 64 edged up to 29.1% in the July-September period, from 28.5% in the prior quarter.

Kosovo has a population of around 1.79 million.