Over 16,000 jobseekers and a stable unemployment rate of 5.2%

The number of available resident jobseekers registered with ADEM stood at 16,111 on 31 July 2023, an increase of 1,852 people (or 13%) compared with July 2022.

This number of jobseekers is up for all vacancy durations except for those whose registration period is longer than 12 months. The most highly qualified jobseekers (higher education graduates) and young people under the age of 30 are experiencing the biggest increases. In terms of occupations, the biggest increases were in secretarial work and assistance, culinary production and restaurant services, accountancy and management, and structural and finishing work. These same occupations have increased (within a year of each other) over the last three months.

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate calculated by STATEC was 5.2%, unchanged from the previous month.