ZAGREB, Aug 8 (Hina) - Unemployment in Croatia fell by 0.6 percent in July compared to June, and the number of those on the dole dropped by over 2,200, Croatia's Employment Institute reported on Thursday.
ZAGREB, Aug 8 (Hina) - Unemployment in Croatia fell by 0.6 percent
in July compared to June, and the number of those on the dole dropped
by over 2,200, Croatia's Employment Institute reported on
Thursday. #L#
This was the first time in the last ten years for the Institute to
register a fall in unemployment in July, and this fact indicates
positive trends on the labour market, the Institute's head, Sanja
Crnkovic-Pozaic said.
There were 382,778 people on the dole in July, or by 2,247 less than
in the previous month. The number of the jobless however was higher
by 14,900 compared to July in 2001.
The unemployment rate fell from June's 22.2 percent to 21.9 percent
this July.
(hina) ms