Unemployment fell to 21,781 people, or 4.1% of the labour force (men 3.7%, women 4.6%) in the third quarter of 2025, compared with 23,073 people (4.5%) in the same quarter of 2024, according to the Cyprus Statistical Service.

Based on the Labour Force Survey results for Q3 2025, the labour force reached 530,992 people, representing 65.6% of the population (men 71.1%, women 60.4%), compared with 516,127 people (65.7%) in Q3 2024.

According to the Statistical Service, the number of employed persons stood at 509,211, with an employment rate of 62.9% (men 68.5%, women 57.6%), compared with 493,054 people (62.7%) in the corresponding quarter of 2024.

Among individuals aged 20–64, the employment rate reached 81.6% in Q3 2025.

The rate was 86.6% for men and 76.8% for women, compared with 80.7% in Q3 2024 (men 86.3%, women 75.5%), according to the survey results.

For the 55–64 age group, the employment rate in Q3 2025 was 70.9%, slightly lower than 71.0% in Q3 2024.

By sector, Services continued to employ the majority of workers, accounting for 81.4% of total employment, followed by Industry at 16.3% and Agriculture at 2.3%. The corresponding shares in Q3 2024 were: Services 81.9%, Industry 16.2%, and Agriculture 1.9%.

Part-time employment accounted for 8.8% of total employment, or 44,607 people (men 6.8%, women 10.9%). In Q3 2024, the figure was 8.7% (men 6.5%, women 11.1%).

Of all employed persons, 90.2% (459,272 people) were employees, of whom 15.5% (71,008 people) held temporary jobs. In Q3 2024, employees also accounted for 90.2% of the workforce, with 14.5% in temporary employment.

According to the Labour Force Survey, unemployment among young people aged 15–24 reached 13.1% of the labour force in that age group (men 14.1%, women 12.1%), compared with 12.1% (men 10.9%, women 13.4%) in the same quarter of the previous year.

Regarding the duration of unemployment, 63.8% of the unemployed had been looking for work for less than six months, 16.8% for 6–11 months, and 19.4% were long-term unemployed.

The corresponding figures in Q3 2024 were 56.3%, 20.2%, and 23.5%.