According to the latest data from the Bosnia and Herzegovina Agency, the most employees were in the manufacturing industry and wholesale trade, and repairs of motor vehicles and motorcycles.
“In June 2025. The number of employed persons in BiH was 853,348, and of which the number of employees increased by 0.1%, and the number of employed women did not change,” Agency’s data.
The number of employees according to the classification of activities is stated that 160.205 people were employed in the manufacturing industry, while in wholesale and small trade and motorcycles worked 158,120 people.
The public administration and defense follows and compulsory social insurance, in which 76,833 employed, while 72,518 people worked in education.
In the activities of health and social protection, there were 63,207 employees, while in the activities of accommodation, the food preparations and servants worked 42,836.
In construction, 41,774 people worked in transport and storage 39,111, and in the information and communications of 29,643 people.
Professional, scientific and technical activities employed 27,944 people, while administrative and assistant service activities employed 20,616 people.
Thus, in the financial activities and insurance activities, 19,058, in agriculture, forestry and fishing, and 18,939 people, in the production and supply of electricity, gas, pairs and air conditioning 17,906.
“Other service activities employed 17,761 Face, Arts and Recreation 15.099, Wastewater, Wastewater, Waste Management, Latzno employees in June, was in the real estate business.
The economist Marko Kuga told “independent newspapers” that it is completely understandable that the manufacturing industry and trade of the dominant industry in the number of employees.
“These branches are key to BiH economic activity, which includes the production of food, metal products and other sectors, in particular in urban areas, including the example of the German company ‘Lidl’, which has invested about half billions of marks in the development and construction of their retail network in Bosnia and Herzegovina. There is a space for the diversification of the economy and the development of other branches that could further contribute to the reduction of unemployment and improving the standard. “Explains the plague.
According to him, one of these branches is investing in the energy sector.
“Bosnia and Herzegovina has been becoming increasingly attractive to foreign investors in renewable energy sources, BiH could invest in the development of the equipment of the installation, maintenance and production of equipment. It is worth noting that Bosnia and Herzegovina is of Exporter of electricity, for the first time this year, more precisely in January, imported more electricity than exported. In previous years, exports of electricity surpassed imports, “the plague concluded.
