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This represents 4% of the working-age population, and is the same as in August.

The rate of registered unemployment was the highest in the Valga and East-Viru counties and the lowest in the Harju and Tartu counties. Unskilled workers, service and sales personnel, and craftsmen and skilled workers made up the biggest part of the registered jobless who had previously worked, the Unemployment Insurance Fund said.

Recipients of the unemployment insurance benefit numbered 8,700, accounting for 30% of the registered jobless. The average benefit per calendar month was 400 euros and the sum total disbursed was approximately 3.1 million euros. The basic unemployment allowance of around 112 euros a month was paid to 6,499 persons, 22% of the total number of registered jobless.

The redundancy benefit was paid to 486 people and the average size of the benefit awarded in that month was 1,517 euros. The sum total paid out in redundancy benefits exceeded 705,000 euros.

The benefit in the case of insolvency of the employer was awarded to 131 persons during the month. The average size of the benefit was 2,119 euros and overall more than 285,000 euros was disbursed under that item.