Unemployment rate during each prime minister's tenure
Every prime minister since 1991, ranked by how the unemployment rate changed from their first day in office. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
| # | Prime minister | In office | Total | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VMRO-DPMNE Hristijan Mickoski | 23 Jun 2024 – now | −1.3 pp Q1 2024 → Q1 2026 | −0.6 pp/yr | |
| 2 |  Zoran Zaev | 30 Aug 2020 – 16 Jan 2022 | −1.5 pp Q2 2020 → Q4 2021 | −1.0 pp/yr | |
| 3 | Vlado Bučkovski | 17 Dec 2004 – 27 Aug 2006 | −1.5 pp Q3 2004 → Q2 2006 | −0.9 pp/yr | |
| 4 | N Emil Dimitriev | 18 Jan 2016 – 31 May 2017 | −1.8 pp Q4 2015 → Q1 2017 | −1.5 pp/yr | |
| 5 | Dimitar Kovačevski | 16 Jan 2022 – 28 Jan 2024 | −2.3 pp Q4 2021 → Q4 2023 | −1.1 pp/yr | |
| 6 | VMRO-DPMNE Ljubčo Georgievski | 30 Nov 1998 – 1 Nov 2002 | −2.6 pp Q3 1998 → Q3 2002 | −0.6 pp/yr | |
| 7 | Zoran Zaev | 31 May 2017 – 3 Jan 2020 | −6.9 pp Q1 2017 → Q4 2019 | −2.5 pp/yr | |
| 8 | VMRO-DPMNE Nikola Gruevski | 27 Aug 2006 – 18 Jan 2016 | −10.6 pp Q2 2006 → Q4 2015 | −1.1 pp/yr |
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last quarter complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that period had no data, or because the period cut it); Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in pp; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. % of labour force, 15 and over · State Statistical Office, Labour Force Survey, persons aged 15 and over, as ILOSTAT compiles it (BA:501): quarterly from 2004, yearly rounds from 1996 · North Macedonia data · as of Aug 2026.