In January-March 2024, the employment rate for 15-64 year olds was 74.7%, the employment rate for men did not change significantly over a year, at 78.2%, while that for women increased by 1.1 percentage points to 71.1%

In January-March 2024, the employment rate increased or stagnated in the majority of counties compared to the same period of the previous year

Employment rate of persons aged 15–64 years, and its change compared to the same period of the previous year, by county, January-March 2024

( 3-month average data)

In most sectors, the number of people employed increased over a year, but a considerable decrease was observed in the manufacturing industry (9.4 thousand persons)

In January-March 2024, the unemployment rate for 15-74 year olds increased by 0.6 percentage points year-on-year to 4.6%, with a 0.8 percentage point increase for men to 4.8% and a 0.3 percentage point increase for women to 4.4%

In January-March 2024, the unemployment rate increased by 0.6 percentage points to 4.7% compared to a year earlier, with the majority of counties seeing an increase or stagnation.

Unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds, and its change compared to the same period of the previous year, by county, January-March 2024

(3-month average data)

In March 2024, the number of unemployed was 217 thousand, 22 thousand more than a year earlier

In January-March 2024, the potential labour reserve included 326 thousand people, 27 thousand more than a year earlier

Job vacancies in the competitive sector continued to fall in Q4 of 2023