Migration of population is a positive phenomenon in the case of moderate emigration. Immigration is acceptable if positively affect the recipient country (immigration country) and native country of immigrants (emigration countries). In theory, the push factors differ (factors of incentives to leave the state) and pull factors (factors of attraction to another country or return to the country of origin). The emphasis is placed on economic push factors, the labor market situation. Because of its economic problems, Croatia is a country that has the status of a traditional emigrant state. However, migration is not sufficiently observed at national level, as it does not affect equally all regional units. With this in mind, the focus of the dissertation is to examine the correlation of unfavorable labor market conditions and the total emigration of the working-age population of the Split-Dalmatia County. Based on the conducted analysis, it can be concluded that the unemployment rate and the long-term unemployment rate in the period from 2010 to 2016 have positively and statistically significantly influenced the total emigration of the working-age population in the Split-Dalmatia County. The testing of these hypotheses also confirmed theoretical migration assumptions, which indicate that bad conditions, such as high unemployment, encourage emigration of the population. Although the results of the analysis confirmed the correlation between unfavorable labor market conditions and the overall emigration of the working-class population in the Split-Dalmatia County, the limitations of this research, such as the work itself, insufficient basis of adequate data, and the lack of previous research in this area, should be mentioned. Inadequate job market situation and mass emigration require reconstruction of the labor market policy, also migration policy and it need to be adjusted to the emerging states in the state / county.