Analytics, Labour-market, Lithuania, Statistics

• In IV quarter 2018, there were 87.4 thousand unemployed persons, which means that, against III quarter 2018, the number of the unemployed increased by 0.7 thousand. Over a quarter, the number of long-term unemployed persons decreased by 3.3 thousand and totalled 25.6 thousand. In IV quarter 2018, the number of unemployed persons aged 15–24 was 11.8 thousand.
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• In IV quarter 2018, there were 1 million 376 thousand employed persons, their number, against III quarter 2018, decreased by 3.7 thousand.
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• Over a quarter, the employment rate of persons aged 15–64 remained almost unchanged and stood at 72.9%. The male employment rate was by 1.4 percentage points higher than that of female (73.6% and 72.2% respectively). Over a quarter, the employment rate of persons aged 55–64 increased by 2.2 percentage point and, in IV quarter 2018, stood at 69.3%. In IV quarter 2018, the youth (persons aged 15–24) employment rate stood at 32 per cent; over a quarter, it decreased by 3.9 percentage point.

In 2018, the unemployment rate stood at 6.2%

•  In 2018, the unemployment rate stood at 6.2% and was by 0.9 percentage points lower than in 2017. The male unemployment rate stood at 6.9%, female – 5.5%. Over a year, the male unemployment rate decreased by 1.6 percentage points, that of female – 0.2 percentage points. In 2018, the youth (persons aged 15–24) unemployment rate stood at 11.4% and, against 2017, it decreased by 1.9 percentage points. In 2018, the long-term unemployment rate stood at 2% and, against 2017, it decreased by 0.7 percentage points.
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Fig. 1. Unemployment rate, 2012–2018

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In 2018, there were 91 thousand unemployed persons aged 15–74, of whom, 12.6 thousand – aged 15–24. Over a year, the number of the unemployed decreased by 12.1 thousand, of whom aged 15–24 – by 2.4 thousand. The number of the long-term unemployed was 29.8 thousand, or 32.7% of the total number of the unemployed, which is by 8.9 thousand less than in 2017.

Table 1. The unemployed
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Table 2. The unemployed by duration of unemployment
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