Slovenia's jobless total at all-time low in Sept

Wednesday, 05/10/2022

Ljubljana, 05 October, Slovenia's jobless total dropped to the lowest level since the country gained independence in June 1991, with only 52,043 unemployed registered with the Employment Service at the end of September, down 3.5% at monthly level and 21.3% at annual level.

In September, 4,962 persons were newly registered as unemployed for a monthly rise of 25.6% and an annual rise of 7.5%. However, the overall jobless total figure dropped as the Employment Service deleted 6,854 persons from jobless records after 4,567 got a job or got self-employed, up 98.4% compared to August and 20% fewer than a year ago. The majority of those who found a job last month were secretaries, shop assistants, manual workers in manufacturing, pre-school educators, primary school teachers and cleaners.

Employers meanwhile reported 15,122 vacancies to the Employment Service in September, down 14% from August and 2.5% from September last year. Most of the employers seeking new staff came from manufacturing, construction, health care and social care, and education. The first nine months of the year meanwhile saw an average 57,9180 persons registered as jobless, which is around 25% fewer than in the same period last year. The majority newly registered because their fixed-term contracts expired. (Source: www.STA.si)