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13.3%
Unemployment Rate2024 · Geostat LFS
47.1%
Employment Rate2024 · Geostat LFS
2,364₾
Avg Monthly WageQ1 2026 · Geostat
17.5%
Youth Unemployment2024 · Historic low

↓ from 16.4%
13.3%
Unemployment Rate
2024 · Geostat

↑ improving
47.1%
Employment Rate
2024 · Geostat

~37% informal
54.7%
Labour Force Participation
2024 · Geostat

↑ Q1 2026
2,364₾
Average Monthly Wage
Q1 2026 · Geostat

~33% gap
17.5%
Youth Unemployment
2024 · Historic low

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OCTOBER 2026

South Caucasus Labour Brief — Annual Publication

GILS will publish the first annual South Caucasus Labour Comparative Brief — Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan on 14 key labour indicators. Target co-branding: CELSI, ETF.

View Scorecard →

SEPTEMBER 2026

5 New Research Tools Launched

Education Mismatch Tool, Labour Underutilisation Monitor, Youth Labour Monitor, Working Poverty Analysis, and South Caucasus Scorecard now live on labour.edu.ge.

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JUNE 2026

IMF Article IV — Georgia Labour Findings

IMF Country Report No. 26/134 on Georgia published. GILS analysis of the labour market findings — skills mismatch, NEET, and informal economy — now available in research tools.

IMF Mismatch Analysis →

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