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Employment and unemployment (provisional estimates) - December 2023
In December 2023 the number of both employed and inactive people rose, while unemployed persons fell. On a monthly basis, the increase in employment (+0.1%, +14 thousand) concerned men and people aged 35 and over, while employment fell among women and the youngest. Overall, the employment rate grew to 61.9% (+0.1 p.p.). In the last month, the drop in the number of unemployed persons (-2.7%, -50 thousand) involved both sexes and all age groups, with the exception of the 15-24 age group. The unemployment rate decreased to 7.2% (-0.2 p.p.), the youth rate to 20.1% (-0.4 p.p.). In December, the rise in the number of ... (full story)