Estonia: Unemployment Goes Down

BusinessEconomy ♦ Published: February 14, 2013; 13:29 ♦ (Vindobona)

According to Statistics Estonia, the unemployment rate was 10.2% in 2012 and 9.3% in the 4th quarter.

Estonia: Unemployment Goes Down / Picture: © Vindobona.org

Unemployment decreased compared to the previous year and the 4th quarter of the previous year. Long-term unemployment also decreased.

According to the data of the Labour Force Survey, the estimated number of unemployed persons was 64,000 in the 4th quarter of 2012, decreasing by 4,000 persons compared to the 3rd quarter. The unemployment rate in the 4th quarter…