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Friday, 26.04.2024, 13:36
Unemployment in Latvia slightly grows to 9% in November
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In early November the State Employment Agency had registered
74,053 jobless people, but at the end of November their number rose by 1,295
people to 75,348.
The lowest unemployment rate, 5.1%, was recorded in Riga
region, while the highest jobless rate, 17.6%, was in the eastern Latvian
province of Latgale. At the end of November this year, unemployment was at 9.8%
in the western province of Kurzeme, 8.8% in Vidzeme in north-east of the
country, and 7.7% in Zemgale in southern Latvia.
Among Latvia's largest cities, unemployment stood at 4.8%
in Riga, 5.5% in Valmiera, 5.7% in Jelgava, 6.2% in Jurmala, 6.6% in
Ventspils, 9.2% in Jekabpils, 11.1% in Daugavpils, 10.8% in Liepaja and 15.3% in Rezekne.
Altogether 4,178 jobless people found permanent employment
in November, and there were 5,167 job vacancies registered in the database of
the State Employment Agency at the end of the month.
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