Balkan Business Barometer

J.2. If you could change the number of full-time workers your company currently employs without any restrictions, what would be your optimal level of employment as a percent of your existing?
Economy Decrease Increase Retain the same level DK/refuse
Balkan Barometer 2019
SEE 3 25 64 8
Albania 5 22 62 10
Bosnia and
Herzegovina
1 28 61 10
Croatia n/a n/a n/a n/a
Kosovo* 0 33 60 7
Republic of North
Macedonia
2 15 72 11
Montenegro 2 14 78 7
Serbia 5 39 51 4
Balkan Barometer 2018
SEE 4 17 71 8
Albania 7 11 76 7
Bosnia and
Herzegovina
4 22 70 4
Croatia n/a n/a n/a n/a
Kosovo* 0 19 52 30
Republic of North
Macedonia
3 18 68 12
Montenegro 6 28 59 8
Serbia 4 14 75 6
Balkan Barometer 2017
SEE 4 26 65 4
Albania 4 11 79 7
Bosnia and
Herzegovina
4 25 64 7
Croatia 3 34 62 1
Kosovo* 2 6 76 17
Republic of North
Macedonia
2 26 65 8
Montenegro 7 31 53 9
Serbia 6 25 66 3
Balkan Barometer 2016
SEE 8 27 62 4
Albania 8 26 62 3
Bosnia and
Herzegovina
11 30 53 5
Croatia 6 30 62 1
Kosovo* 3 33 61 3
Republic of North
Macedonia
7 17 68 9
Montenegro 5 16 67 11
Serbia 9 25 62 3
Balkan Barometer 2015
SEE 7 28 62 4
Albania 8 17 76 0
Bosnia and
Herzegovina
12 32 54 4
Croatia 4 35 60 1
Kosovo* 14 41 47 8
Republic of North
Macedonia
4 30 63 5
Montenegro 10 24 63 3
Serbia 9 18 65 9