The initial Labour Ministry reading showed that the rate of unemployment was at 4.9% in August, unchanged from the previous month, Marlena Malag, the minister of labour, said.
If the rate is confirmed by the country’s stats office, it would mean that unemployment has remained the same for three months.
“In August, the level of July and the previous month was maintained, so we have 4.9%,” Malag said at a press conference on September 6.
According to the official data from the Central Statistical Office (GUS), the country’s unemployment stayed at 4.9% in both June and July. This translated into 818,000 unemployed people in June and 810,200 in July. (The First News/Business World Magazine)