Unemployment rate stays at 3%

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate stood at 3% for the period between March and May, unchanged from the February-to-April figure.

The underemployment rate increased 0.1 percentage points to 1.2%.

Total employment increased by around 2,800 to 3,696,900, while the labour force grew by around 5,300, to 3,813,100.

The number of unemployed people increased slightly by around 2,500 to 116,200. The number of underemployed people also increased by around 4,200 to 44,700.

Date: 2024.06.20

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