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Lithuania's jobless rate edges down to 7.6% in early June
BC, Vilnius, 04.06.2016.
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Print versionLithuania's unemployment rate stood at 7.6% in early June 2016, down by 0.6 percentage points compared with a month ago and down by 0.9 points year-on-year, figures from the country's Labor Exchange showed on June 3rd, cites LETA/BNS.
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There were 136,700 registered unemployed persons in the country at the start of June, down by 13,600 persons, or 9.1%, from early May and down by 17,900 persons, or 11.6%, from a year ago.
"There were 136,700 unemployed persons on the Lithuanian Labor Exchange data register on Jun. 1, a decrease of 18,000 compared with the same period last year. The last time a similar number was recorded was in late 2008," the Labor Exchange said in a press release.
Employers last month registered almost 35,500 job vacancies, up by 6.1% month-on-month and up by 13% year-on-year.
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