Ljubljana, 06 November (STA) - The number of people registered as unemployed at the country's Employment Service increased by 3.7% to 45,463 at the end of October compared to September but decreased by 3.7% over October last year. The monthly increase was expected, as more first-time jobseekers usually register as jobless in October after completing their studies.
As many as 7,217 newly registered as unemployed, a rise of 35.7% over September and 4.4% more than in October 2023.
Among the newly-registered, 2,549 were first-time jobseekers, which is 175.9% more than in September and 3.7% more than in October last year.
A total of 5,601 were deleted from the Employment Service register, of whom 3,457 got a job or became self-employed, 13.7% down from September and 2.6% from a year ago.
In the first ten months of 2024, an average of 45,904 unemployed persons were registered with the Employment Service, 6.1% fewer than in the same period last year.
