San Marino's labour force includes both resident workers and Italian cross-border commuters (frontalieri) — approximately 8,800 in 2024. This cross-border component is structural to San Marino's economy and represents one of the defining characteristics of its labour market.
| Year | Value (persone) | YoY change | vs 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 24,800 | +1.2% | +12.2% |
| 2022 | 24,500 | +1.7% | +10.9% |
| 2021 | 24,100 | +0.8% | +9.0% |
| 2020 | 23,900 | -2.0% | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 24,400 | +0.8% | +10.4% |
| 2018 | 24,200 | +0.8% | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 24,000 | +1.3% | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 23,700 | +1.3% | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 23,400 | +1.3% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 23,100 | +0.9% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 22,900 | +1.3% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 22,600 | +0.9% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 22,400 | +1.4% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 22,100 | — | base |
Total labour force: employed + unemployed actively seeking work (ILO definition). Does not include Italian cross-border workers employed in San Marino (ITSM), who are counted in the Italian labour force. This figure therefore underestimates the total workforce operating on San Marinese territory.
OESM — Economic Observatory of San Marino. (2026). Total labour force — San Marino, 2010–2023 [Dataset]. Retrieved 12 March 2026 from https://oesm.net/en/data/san-marino-labour-force
OESM — Economic Observatory of San Marino. "Total labour force — San Marino." Dataset. Accessed 12 March 2026. https://oesm.net/en/data/san-marino-labour-force.
@dataset{oesm2026_labor_force_en,
author = {OESM -- Economic Observatory of San Marino},
title = {Total labour force -- San Marino, 2010--2023},
year = {2026},
url = {https://oesm.net/en/data/san-marino-labour-force},
note = {Accessed: 12 March 2026},
license = {CC BY 4.0},
}