The labour market in November 2015
Registered unemployment was 2,7% in November 2015 or up from 2,6% in October 2015 and down from 3,3% in November 2014.
There were in average 4.407 unemployed in November 2015 or up with 191 from October 2015.
Unemployment by gender:
The unemployment by men was 2,3% in November 2015, up from 2,1% in October 2015 but down from 2,9% in November 2014. The unemployment by women was 3,2% in November 2015 or up from 3,1% in October 2015 but down from 3,8% in November 2014.
The unemployment by young people:
There were 709 young 18-24 years unemployed in November 2015 or up from 633 in October 2015 but down from 881 in November 2014.
The longterm unemployed:
There were 1.051 longterm unemployed (over 1 year) in November 2015 down from 1.058 in October 2015.
Open vacancies:
There were 262 open vacancies in November 2015 or down with 16 from October 2015 but up with 90 from November 2014.
Work permits:
There were 20 new open work permits issued in November 2015 or down with 9 new work permits from October 2015.
The unemployment forecast for December 2015:
It is expected that the unemployment rate will increase in December due to seasonal fluctuation and be between 2,7% and 2,9% in December 2015.
