Number of job seekers up to 16,565 and unemployment rate at 5.5%.

The number of available resident jobseekers registered with ADEM totalled 16,565 at 30 September 2023, an increase of 2,432 (or 17.2%) compared with September 2022.

This number of jobseekers is up for all vacancy durations. The most highly qualified jobseekers (higher education graduates) and young people under 30 are experiencing the biggest increases. In terms of occupations, the biggest increases were in secretarial and support work, culinary production and restaurant services, accountancy and management, and structural and finishing work.

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate calculated by STATEC is 5.5%.