H53_3 How often do you use intermediation of the official employment agency when hiring new employees?
Economy Often Sometimes Never DK/refuse
Balkan Barometer 2023
Region 28 39 31 1
Albania 22 51 26 2
Bosnia and
Herzegovina		 59 19 19 3
Croatia n/a n/a n/a n/a
Kosovo* 24 59 17 0
North Macedonia 20 39 40 0
Montenegro 17 46 35 3
Serbia 21 40 38 1
Balkan Barometer 2022
Region 27 43 28 2
Albania 40 35 24 1
Bosnia and
Herzegovina		 35 41 19 3
Croatia n/a n/a n/a n/a
Kosovo* 30 52 17 0
North Macedonia 13 35 51 1
Montenegro 27 39 28 6
Serbia 23 48 28 1
Balkan Barometer 2021
Region 15 38 42 6
Albania 17 33 48 4
Bosnia and
Herzegovina		 12 52 33 4
Croatia n/a n/a n/a n/a
Kosovo* 11 32 47 11
North Macedonia 18 28 52 2
Montenegro 16 31 42 12
Serbia 19 52 29 2
Balkan Barometer 2020
Region 23 35 40 2
Albania 17 33 49 0
Bosnia and
Herzegovina		 15 40 43 2
Croatia n/a n/a n/a n/a
Kosovo* 27 34 38 2
North Macedonia 18 25 56 0
Montenegro 23 32 42 2
Serbia 29 36 32 2
Balkan Barometer 2019
Region 21 32 44 2
Albania 12 14 73 1
Bosnia and
Herzegovina		 15 48 36 1
Croatia n/a n/a n/a n/a
Kosovo* 5 26 61 8
North Macedonia 29 41 28 2
Montenegro 36 30 32 2
Serbia 27 34 37 2
Balkan Barometer 2018
Region 19 37 41 3
Albania 14 38 49 1
Bosnia and
Herzegovina		 18 31 48 2
Croatia n/a n/a n/a n/a
Kosovo* 12 31 48 10
North Macedonia 19 32 50 0
Montenegro 32 31 34 4
Serbia 22 42 32 4
Balkan Barometer 2017
Region 29 35 36 1
Albania 17 51 32 1
Bosnia and
Herzegovina		 26 28 44 2
Croatia 43 32 25 0
Kosovo* 12 50 36 3
North Macedonia 28 25 47 0
Montenegro 20 28 47 5
Serbia 19 37 43 1
Balkan Barometer 2016
Region 27 37 35 2
Albania 21 43 31 4
Bosnia and
Herzegovina		 25 35 36 3
Croatia 37 35 28 0
Kosovo* 29 50 19 2
North Macedonia 13 32 55 1
Montenegro 24 24 47 4
Serbia 19 38 40 2
Balkan Barometer 2015
Region 18 34 46 2
Albania 13 28 59 1
Bosnia and
Herzegovina		 21 32 45 2
Croatia 24 37 38 1
Kosovo* 8 28 61 5
North Macedonia 19 21 59 2
Montenegro 16 36 47 1
Serbia 13 36 46 5