The labor force in the country as of October 1, 2025, was 2.861 million people, of which 2.756 million were employed, while 104.7 thousand remained unemployed. The overall unemployment rate at that time was 3.7%. According to the Ministry of Labor of Kyrgyzstan, as of December 1, 2025, the official unemployment rate was 1.4%. There were 58,565 unemployed individuals registered with employment services, which is 21.5% less than last year. Of these, 39,841 people were officially registered as unemployed, which is 26% lower compared to the same period in 2024.
The distribution of registered unemployed individuals by education level is as follows:
• higher education — 2,586 (of which women — 1,683)
• secondary vocational education — 2,447 (of which women — 1,496)
• primary vocational education — 1,450 (of which women — 621)
• general primary education (grades 1–4) — 501 (of which women — 216)
• basic general education (grades 5–9) — 9,435 (of which women — 4,205)
• secondary general education (grades 10–11) — 23,422 (of which women — 10,244)
• without primary education — 7 (of which women — 0)
The Ministry of Labor emphasizes that employment services continue their work to create conditions for employment and improve the professional qualifications of citizens.
