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Employment and unemployment (provisional estimates)
In September 2019 the estimate of employed people lightly decreased (-0.1%, -32 thousand), while the employment rate stayed at 59.1%. The decrease of employment involved both men and women. A growth is observed among under 35 aged people (+16 thousand), while the employment decreased for over 35 aged people (-49 thousand). The number of unemployed persons rose (+3.0%, +73 thousand in the last month); the growth involved both men and women and all age groups, with the exception of people aged 25-34. The unemployment rate rose to 9.9% (+0.3 percentage points), the youth rate increased to 28.7% (+1.1 percentage points). ... (full story)