The rate has increased by 0.5 percentage points over the quarter and by 0.2 percentage points over the year. However, the proportion of long-term unemployed (those without work for 12 months or longer) has reduced to 33.6 % (down by 5.1 percentage points over the quarter but up by 3.6 percentage points over the year).
In Q1 2025 there were 69.5 thousand unemployed persons aged 15–74 (incl.). The figure has increased by 0.8 thousand (1.2 %) over the year and by 5.7 thousand (8.9 %) ...