J.1.3. How often do you use intermediation of the official employment agency when hiring new employees?
Economy Often Sometimes Never DK/refuse
Balkan Barometer 2019
SEE 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
Republic of North
Macedonia
29 41 28 2
Montenegro 36 30 32 2
Serbia 27 34 37 2
Balkan Barometer 2018
SEE 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
Republic of North
Macedonia
19 32 50 0
Montenegro 32 31 34 4
Serbia 22 42 32 4
Balkan Barometer 2017
SEE 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
Republic of North
Macedonia
28 25 47 0
Montenegro 20 28 47 5
Serbia 19 37 43 1
Balkan Barometer 2016
SEE 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
Republic of North
Macedonia
13 32 55 1
Montenegro 24 24 47 4
Serbia 19 38 40 2
Balkan Barometer 2015
SEE 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
Republic of North
Macedonia
19 21 59 2
Montenegro 16 36 47 1
Serbia 13 36 46 5