In May 2012 the number of employed persons aged 15-74 years amounted to 4 629 000. The number of unemployed persons amounted to 410 000, corresponding to an unemployment rate of 8.1 percent. On average the number of hours worked was 145.0 million per week. Seasonally adjusted data shows a continued increase in the number of employed while unemployment do not decrease.
In May 2012 the number of employed persons aged 15-74 amounted to 4 629 000 and the employment rate was 65.1 percent. This is no statistically significant change for either the number or the rate when compared to the same month last year. The number of permanently employed persons increased by 53 000, amounting to 3 493 000. Seasonally adjusted the number of employed persons was 4 657 000 and corresponds to an employment rate of 65.5 for the population aged 15-74.
On average, the number of hours worked in May 2012 amounted to 145.0 million per week, not seasonally adjusted.
The number of unemployed persons aged 15-74 amounted to 410 000 in May 2012, corresponding to an unemployment rate of 8.1 percent. This is no statistically significant change for either the number or the rate when compared to the same month last year. According to seasonally adjusted data the number of unemployed persons amounted to 392 000, resulting in an unemployment rate of 7.8 percent.
The number of persons outside the labour force in May 2012 was 2 069 000.