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Thursday, 28.03.2024, 11:14
Latvia's unemployment rate in May drops to 8.6%
The lowest unemployment rate at the end of May 2015 was registered in Riga Region – 5.3%, but the highest – in Latgale Region – 18.9%. The unemployment rate in Kurzeme Region reached 10.3%, Vidzeme Region – 9.4%, and Zemgale Region – 8.5%.
The unemployment rate in Riga in May was 5%, Jurmala – 5.9%, Jelgava – 6.9%, Valmiera – 6.3%, Ventspils – 7%, Daugavpils – 10.9%, Jekabpils – 10.5%, Liepaja – 11.6%, Rezekne – 16.3%.
At the beginning of May, the State Employment Agency registered 82,833 job-seekers, but at the end of May – 80,567, which is 2,266 persons (2.7%) fewer than at the end of April.
As reported, the registered unemployment level in Latvia in April was 8.8% of the total number of economic active residents, which was 0.4%age points fewer than in March.