The unemployment rate recorded by the National Employment Agency (ANOFM) in July was 3.19%, slightly higher (by 0.03 pp) than in the previous month. A total of 254,464 people were unemployed at the end of July, the institution said.<\/p>\n
Most unemployed people were aged between 40 and 49 (63,579), followed by those over 55 years old (61,938). The age group of those between 25 and 29 counted 14,077 people.<\/p>\n
A total of 66,758 unemployed people resided in urban areas and 187,706 in rural areas.<\/p>\n
The number of unemployed women stood at 119,236, while that of unemployed men was 135,228.<\/p>\n
Of the total registered unemployed people, 51,402 had benefits.<\/p>\n
The unemployed without education and those with primary education held a significant share in the total number of unemployed people registered in the records of ANOFM, namely 31.39%. Unemployed people with secondary education represented 34.17% of the total number of registered unemployed people, and those with university education 4.45%.<\/p>\n