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The increase in labour force participation, which continued almost uninterrupted in the last six months of 2023, came to a halt early this year.

Over the past three months, the number of unemployed has continued to rise by an average of 7 thousand per month.

In January, 368 thousand people were unemployed. That amounts to 3.6 percent of the total labour force

Last year, the unemployment rate hardly changed.

In November, unemployment fell slightly, to 3.5 percent of the labour force; 357 thousand people were unemployed. Unemployment declined by 2 thousand a month on average during the preceding three...

In October, unemployment fell to 3.6 percent of the labour force. In September, it stood at 3.7 percent in September, which means that the slight increase in unemployment over the past six months did...

From July through September, unemployment rose by an average of 6 thousand per month.

In August 2023, 364 thousand people aged 15 to 74 years were unemployed. This is 3.6 percent of the labour force, just as in July.

In July 2023, 362 thousand people aged 15 to 74 years were unemployed.

In June 2023, 353 thousand people aged 15 to 74 years were unemployed.

In May 2023, 353 thousand people aged 15 to 74 years were unemployed. This is 3.5 percent of the labour force.

In April, 343 thousand people aged 15 to 74 years were unemployed. This is 3.4 percent of the labour force.

In March, 357 thousand people aged 15 to 74 years were unemployed.

In February, 356 thousand people aged 15 to 74 years were unemployed.

In January, 360 thousand people aged 15 to 74 years were unemployed.

In November 2022, 364 thousand people were unemployed. From September through November, unemployment declined by an average of 5 thousand per month.

In October 2022, there were 365 thousand unemployed, equivalent to 3.7 percent of the labour force.

In September 2022, there were 382 thousand unemployed. Just as in August, this was equivalent to 3.8 percent of the labour force.

In August 2022, unemployment continued to rise to 378 thousand. This is 3.8 percent of the labour force.

In May 2022, unemployment stood at 323 thousand. This is 3.3 percent of the labour force and slightly higher than in April 2022, when it was 3.2 percent.

Over the past three months, the number of unemployed has declined by 14 thousand per month on average. As a result, it stood at 327 thousand in March 2022.

In the period December through February, unemployment declined by an average of 8 thousand per month. This resulted in 336 thousand unemployed in February 2022, i.e. 3.4 percent of the labour force.

In the period November through January, unemployment declined by an average of 9 thousand per month.

In December 2021, unemployment stood at 369 thousand. This is 3.8 percent of the labour force.

In the period September through November, unemployment declined by an average of 17 thousand per month, to 251 thousand in November.