The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in July 2024 amounted to 9.9% compared to 11.1% in July 2023 and to the downwards revised 9.5% in June 2024.
The number of employed persons amounted to 4,229,548 persons, increased by 26,303 persons as compared with July 2023 (0.6%) and decreased by 46,286 persons compared with June 2024 (-1.1%).
The number of unemployed persons amounted to 465,167, decreased by 62,204 persons as compared with July 2023 (-11.8%) and increased by 16,728 persons compared with June 2024 (3.7%).
The number of persons outside the labour force, i.e., persons under the age of 75, that neither work nor look for a job, amounted to 3,081,262, increased by 11,693 persons as compared with July 2023 (0.4%) and by 26,998 persons compared with June 2024 (0.9%).
