International Internet Magazine. Baltic States news & analyticsMonday, 06.09.2010, 11:27
Number of jobless in Estonia fell by 23,000 in 5 months
03.09.2010According to the Estonian Social Ministry, registered jobless has fallen for five months in a row and the number of registered jobless has fallen in that time by nearly 23,000 people, LETA/Postimees Online reports.
Keyword tags: Analytics, Employment, Estonia
Estonian youth organisations demand swift action over youth unemployment
02.09.2010The Estonian Association of Youth Organisations, Estonian Association of Student Representative Boards and the Estonian Association of Student Councils (E3) issued a joint statement, expressing concern over high unemployment rate in Estonia, writes LETA/Delfi.ee.
Latvian builders offering half-price work in Ireland
02.09.2010Latvian builders in Ireland are offering much lower prices than local tradesman, according to the "Irish Times" newspaper.
Estonians have lost interest in working in Ireland
01.09.2010Estonians have lost interest in going to work in Ireland and are showing increased interest towards Nordic states, Spain and Italy, LETA/Delfi reports.
Estonian employers consider it important for employees to develop their skills and knowledge
01.09.2010According to Statistics Estonia, in 2009 most of Estonian employers considered it important for employees to develop their skills and knowledge, but nearly a half of employees were not satisfied with possibilities of professional development offered by employers.
Euro area unemployment rate in July stable at 10%, EU27 – at 9.6%
According to Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, the euro area seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 10.0% in July 2010, unchanged compared with June. It was 9.6% in July 2009. The EU27 unemployment rate was 9.6% in July 2010, unchanged compared with June. It was 9.1% in July 2009.
Unemployment insurance tax to stay high in Estonia
In coming months already Estonian minister of social affairs Hanno Pevkur will present to the government a proposal for amending the law so that the Unemployment Insurance Fund could use the social insurance tax revenue for re-training unemployed persons and for paying pay subsidies, LETA/Eesti Päevaleht writes.
Updating the Nordic-Baltic cooperation 
