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Unemployment level in Latvia drops to 10.7% in October
Nina Kolyako, BC, Riga, 15.11.2012.
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Print versionThe registered unemployment level in Latvia was 10.7% of the economically-active population at the end of October 2012, 0.3% less than at the end of September, the State Employment Agency informed LETA.
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108,322 people had the status of unemployed at the beginning of October, by the end of the month – 105,670.
In October, the lowest unemployment rate was registered in Riga Region – seven%, while Latgale Province (eastern Latvia) still had the highest unemployment level – 21.3%. In Kurzeme Province (western Latvia), unemployment was at 11.3%, in Zemgale Province (southern Latvia) – 11.8%, in Vidzeme Province (northeastern Latvia) – 12.8%.
Among the cities, Rezekne had the highest unemployment rate in October – 19.9%, while the lowest unemployment rate was in Riga – 6.7%, followed by Ventspils – 7.8%, Jelgava – 8%, Valmiera – 8.3%, Liepaja – 9.8%, Daugavpils – 10.5%, Jurmala – 10.9%, and Jekabpils – 15.4%.
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