国际货币基金组织：2026年立陶宛共和国：若干问题报告（英文版）

This paper investigates why Lithuania’s unemployment rate has remained persistently high – at around 7 percent since 2018 – despite strong growth and rising job vacancies. A descriptive assessment of labor market outcomes shows that unemployment is concentrated among youth, older workers, the lower-educated, and residents outside major economic centers, while long-term unemployment remains sizable. The paper identifies three structural forces behind the muted response of unemployment to econo