346,400 unemployed jobseekers in January

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The number of unemployed jobseekers rose by 20,600 people compared to January last year. In total, there were 82,800 job vacancies in January, 9,300 less than a year ago.

At the end of January, there were 346,400 unemployed jobseekers in total, which is 20,600 more than a year earlier. However, the number of new unemployment spells started was 1,000 more than a year ago.

In January, there were 27,300 fully laid-off individuals, which is 3,300 few-er than a year ago and 4,600 fewer than in December.

There were 139,600 long-term unemployed in January, meaning individuals who have been unem-ployed jobseekers continuously for at least one year. This is 27,300 more than a year ago.

During January, 57,000 new job vacancies were reported, which is 9,300 less than at the same time last year. Only the occupational group of specialist professionals grew compared to a year earlier, with 9,600 new job openings reported — that is, 2,200 more than in January last year.

At the end of January, 88,400 people were participating in services counted towards the activation rate, which is 11,500 fewer than a year earlier.

These figures are from the Employment Bulletin of the Employment, Development and Administrative Centre (KEHA Centre).

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