UNEMPLOYMENT IN 2001 DECREASED IN 2001, SOCIAL MINISTRY DATA SHOW

Views on BG | January 19, 2002, Saturday // 00:00

Unemployment in 2001 is less than a year ago, according to Social Ministry data.

In December the unemployed were 20 532 less than a year ago.

Average unemployment in 2001 stood at 17.5%, or 669,610 people, against 18,1%, or 693,481 people in 2000.

According to unemployment centres data, 100,218 people got jobs in July-December period. Out of these, 78,475 were employed under
Social Ministry programs or through the employment centres.

The second half of 2001 saw the lowest unemployment rates in the past two years. Unemployment in 2001 was 0.4 per cent lower than the projected one.

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