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  • The labour market remained subdued in January 2024

    People in employment aged 15 to 74 numbered 5 132 000 in January 2024. This is an increase of 11 000 people compared with January 2023. In the 20 to 64 age range, 274 000 people were unemployed. This equals a share of 5.5 percent expressed as a percentage of the labour force and is an increase of 0.4 percentage point compared with the same period of the previous year.

  • Unemployment continues to increase in December 2023

    People in employment aged 15 to 74 numbered 5 192 000 in December 2023. This is an increase of 11 000 people compared with December 2022. In the 20 to 64 age range, 257 000 people were unemployed. This equals a share of 5.1 percent expressed as a percentage of the labour force and is an increase of 0.2 percentage point compared with the same period of the previous year.

  • Unemployment continues to increase in November 2023

    People in employment aged 15 to 74 numbered 5 180 000 in November 2023. This is an increase of 20 000 people compared with November 2022. In the 20 to 64 age range, 254 000 people were unemployed. This equals a share of 5.1 percent expressed as a percentage of the labour force and is an increase of 0.2 percentage point compared with the same period of the previous year.

  • Unemployment increases in October

    People in employment aged 15 to 74 numbered 5 191 000 in October 2023. This is an increase of 20 000 people compared with October 2022. In the 20 to 64 age range, 251 000 people were unemployed. This equals a share of 5.0 percent expressed as a percentage of the labour force and is an increase of 0.1 percentage point compared with the same period of the previous year.

  • Employment continued to increase in September

    People in employment aged 15 to 74 numbered 5 303 000 in September 2023. This is an increase of 35 000 people compared with September 2022. In the 20 to 64 age range, 244 000 people were unemployed. This equals a share of 4.8 percent expressed as a percentage of the labour force and is unchanged compared with the same period of the previous year.