Following month-on-month increases over the last five months, the registered unemployment rate stagnated in February, partly as a result of seasonal hiring for tourism services that usually begins that month.
The number of job seekers registered with the National Employment Office (HZZ) on Monday was 323,585, or 6,166 fewer than by the end of February when 329,751 unemployed people were registered with the HZZ.
Compared with February 2014, the number of unemployed people registered with the HZZ in February 2015 was down by 14.2%, or 54,625 people. The registered unemployment rate decreased by 2.4 percentage points year on year, from 22.7% in February 20.3% in February 2015.