EU
Cyprus
~35%
Work in exposed occupations
~174 k · estimate · 2025
4.1%
Unemployment
+0.1 pp (Jul 2026)
Aug 2026
11.9%
Youth unemployment (<25)
Jun 2026
2.6%
Job vacancy rate
Q2 2026
81.3%
Employment rate (20–64)
2025
9%
Firms using AI
2025 · EU average 20%
0.63
IMF AI Preparedness Index
IMF · 2023
502 k
Employed
2025 · Eurostat
Unemployment, monthly
CyprusEU27Eurostat une_rt_m · seasonally adjusted
Who does what? — employment by occupational group
Tile size is the number employed, colour the group's average AI exposure.
Out of 100 workers — Cyprus
- 47Not exposed
- 18Minimal
- 4Low
- 13Medium
- 11High
- 7Highest
Outlook to 2035 (Cedefop)
The fastest growing and shrinking occupational groups between 2025 and 2035.
+9.9%
Change 2025→2035
178 k
Total expected openings
2025–2035
129 k
Replacement demand
+50 k
Expansion
- Information and communications technology professionals+59.5%
- Personal care workers+47.5%
- Food preparation assistants+46.8%
- Chief executives, senior officials and legislators+41.4%
- Information and communications technicians+40.7%
- Production and specialised services managers+35.4%
- Business and administration professionals−3.9%
- Refuse workers and other elementary workers−5.1%
- Cleaners and helpers−5.7%
- Customer services clerks−19.4%
- Labourers in mining, construction, manufacturing and transport−22.4%
- Handicraft and printing workers−23.1%
Cedefop Skills Forecast 2026
What employers say (WEF 2025)
No WEF profile for this country.