EU
Malta
~32%
Work in exposed occupations
~107 k · estimate · 2025
3.4%
Unemployment
±0.0 pp (Jul 2026)
Aug 2026
9.7%
Youth unemployment (<25)
Aug 2026
3.1%
Job vacancy rate
Q2 2026
83.6%
Employment rate (20–64)
2025
22%
Firms using AI
2025 · EU average 20%
0.66
IMF AI Preparedness Index
IMF · 2023
328 k
Employed
2025 · Eurostat
Unemployment, monthly
MaltaEU27Eurostat 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 — Malta
- 45Not exposed
- 22Minimal
- 5Low
- 12Medium
- 10High
- 6Highest
Outlook to 2035 (Cedefop)
The fastest growing and shrinking occupational groups between 2025 and 2035.
+19.8%
Change 2025→2035
159 k
Total expected openings
2025–2035
95 k
Replacement demand
+64 k
Expansion
- Health professionals+61.2%
- Personal care workers+56.6%
- Business and administration professionals+52.1%
- Production and specialised services managers+48.9%
- Information and communications technology professionals+43.8%
- Electrical and electronic trades workers+39.7%
- Science and engineering associate professionals−0.5%
- General and keyboard clerks−4.3%
- Personal service workers−4.7%
- Protective services workers−10.5%
- Customer services clerks−15.9%
- Other clerical support workers−17.9%
Cedefop Skills Forecast 2026
What employers say (WEF 2025)
No WEF profile for this country.