Industrial employment in North Macedonia falls 2.9% in September 2026
Mining and manufacturing saw the largest drops, while electricity supply increased by 1.5%.
The State Statistical Office reports that the number of workers employed in industry in September 2026 fell by 2.9% compared with the same month a year earlier.
By sector, employment in mining and quarrying dropped by 7.6%, while manufacturing recorded a decrease of 2.9%. In contrast, the electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply sector registered an increase of 1.5%.
Declines across main industrial groups
The reduction affected all main industrial groups. The largest fall was in non-durable consumer goods, while other groups also showed contractions:
- Non-durable consumer goods: -4.5%
- Capital goods: -2.7%
- Intermediate goods (except energy): -2.7%
Employment in durable consumer goods declined by 1.7%, and the energy group recorded a decrease of 1.6%.
For the period January–September 2026 compared with January–September 2025, the number of industrial workers fell by 2.8%.
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