293,300 unemployed jobseekers in June
The number of unemployed jobseekers rose by 28,600 from June of last year. The number of new vacancies reported totalled 23,800.
At the end of June, the number of unemployed jobseekers totalled 293,300. This is 28,600 more than a year earlier and 27,000 more than in the previous month.
At the end of June, the number of people laid off was 28,500 persons; a year-on-year increase of 7,700. The number of people fully laid off totalled 19,800, representing an increase of 4,000 from June the year before. The number of people fully laid off decreased by 500 from May.
The number of new vacancies reported during June totalled 23,800, or 37,700 less than in June the previous year. In all, the number of unfilled vacancies in June was 60,100, which is 63,700 fewer than a year ago.
These figures are from the Employment Bulletin of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment.
