Slovenia: Unemployment Rate at 7-Month High.

Slovenia’s unemployment rate edged up to 4.6% in October 2025 from 4.5% in the previous month. This marked the highest reading since March, as the number of unemployed persons climbed by 1,726 from a month earlier to 45,670. In total, 7,232 new unemployed registered in October, up 23.8% from September, including 2,789 first-time job seekers. On average, 45,195 people were unemployed per month from January to October, down 1.5% from the same period last year. Meanwhile, employers reported 11,998 job vacancies, 7.3% fewer than a year ago, and 131,673 openings in the first ten months, 3.1% lower than last year.