Analytics, Employment, Estonia

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Estonia's unemployment rate falls to 5.1% in April

BC, Vilnius, 12.05.2014.Print version
The number of registered jobless decreased in April 2014 in Estonia and reached 32,662 people, which formed 5.1% of the working-age population, Äripäev.ee/LETA reports.

In March, the number of registered jobless was 35,423 people, which formed 5.6% of the working-age population.

 

In April, 4,508 new people registered as jobless.

 

Joblessness was highest in Ida-Virumaa (9.8%) and Valgamaa (9.3%) and lowest in Tartumaa (3.8%) and Harjumaa (4%).

 

Unemployment insurance compensation was paid in April to 29% of the jobless and jobless benefits were paid to 21% of the jobless.






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