The number of unemployed in December 2021 was 179 thousand, the unemployment rate was 3.7 percent, in October-December last year the average number of unemployed was 180 thousand, and the unemployment rate was also 3.7 percent. For the year as a whole, the average number of unemployed last year was 196,000, and the unemployment rate was 4.1 percent, which is essentially the same as a year earlier , the Central Statistical Office (CSO) said on Thursday.
In the period October-December, the number of unemployed persons aged 15-74 decreased by 15 thousand, while the unemployment rate decreased by 0.4 percentage points.
The number of unemployed people aged -24 was 39,000, and their unemployment rate was 12.5 percent. More than a fifth of all unemployed were young people. The unemployment rate for the 25-54 age group fell by 0.4 percentage points to 3.2 per cent and for the 55-74 age group by 0.6 percentage points to 2.9 per cent.
The number of unemployed men was 90,000 , and their unemployment rate fell by 0.5 percentage points to 3.5 percent. The number of unemployed women was 90,000 and the unemployment rate was 3.9 percent
The number of unemployed men in 2021 It was 100,000 and 96,000 for women, with unemployment rates of 3.9% and 4.2%, respectively. 34.4% of the unemployed had been looking for a job for at least a year
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