Unemployment falls for fourth month in a row

The jobless total fell by 5,000 between May and June, the national statistics office CBS said on Thursday.


In total, 441,000 people are officially registered as jobless – equivalent to 5.6% of the working population. A year ago, the figure was 4.9%, the CBS said.
Unemployment has fallen by an average of 5,000 a month since February.

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