Analytics, Employment, Estonia, Labour-market

International Internet Magazine. Baltic States news & analyticsMonday, 06.09.2010, 11:26

Situation at Estonian labour market started to improve in January

Juhan Tere, BC, Tallinn, 08.02.2010.Print version
Although the number of registered jobless was by more than two times bigger in January 2010 than at the same time last year, the growth of the number of jobless was by a half smaller than last year and the amount of job offers was bigger in Estonia, LETA/Postimees Online reports.

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At the end of January, the number of registered jobless was 91,544, i.e. 16% of workforce in the age of 16 to retirement age.

 

In December, 11,212 new jobless were registered and 6,900 jobless were de-registered as official jobless. Nearly a half of them were de-registered because they found a job.

 

97,391 people were among registered jobless during January in Estonia, which was by over two times more than in the same month of 2009.

 

The registered joblessness was highest in Ida-Virumaa (18.9%) and lowest in Jõgeva county (10.4%).

 

Unemployment Insurance Fund received 1,657 new job offers for jobless, which was by a fifth more than in December. The last time the increase was that big was 2 years ago. During the month, 3,005 jobs were mediated.

 

Jobless insurance benefits were paid in January to 31,867 people, 19,933 people received jobless benefits.




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