In November 2024-January 2025, the employment rate for 15-64 year olds was 0.4 percentage points higher than a year earlier at 75.1%, with the employment rate for men at 78.7%, broadly the same as in the same period a year earlier, and for women up 0.6 percentage points to 71.4%

In November 2024-January 2025, the employment rate increased or stagnated in the majority of regions 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 region, November 2024-January 2025

( 3-month average data)

In December 2024, the number of employed persons increased in the majority of sections of the economy compared to the same period of the previous year, but in manufacturing it decreased significantly (by 13.2 thousand persons)

In November 2024-January 2025, the unemployment rate for 15-74 year olds was 0.2 percentage points lower than a year earlier at 4.3%, and both the female unemployment rate of 4.2% and the male unemployment rate of 4.4% were 0.2 percentage points lower

IIn November 2024-January 2025, the unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points lower than a year earlier at 4.4%, which was either falling or stagnating in all regions

Unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds, and its change compared to the same period of the previous year, by region, November 2024-January 2025

(3-month average data)

In January 2025, the number of unemployed persons was 214 thousand, 3 thousand fewer than a year earlier

In November 2024-January 2025, the potential labour reserve included 306 thousand people, 17 thousand fewer than a year earlier

In Q4 of 2024, the number of job vacancies continued to fall, mainly in the competitive sector