TABLE-Slovak March jobless hits record low of 8.89 pct

19.04.2007 | , Reuters
Zpravodajství ČTK


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April 19 (Reuters) - Slovakia's unemployment rate dipped to a record low of 8.89 percent in March from 9.2 percent a month earlier, the...

...Labour Office said on Thursday. 
     
    SLOVAK UNEMPLOYMENT        MARCH 07      FEB 07    MARCH 06 
 pct of workforce                8.89         9.20       11.48 
 number of available jobless    231,161     239,170     293,792 
    NOTE. The number of available jobless shows how many people 
registered as unemployed by labour offices are able to start 
work shortly. 
    The country's jobless rate hit a previous record low of 9.12 
percent in November. 
    The Slovak jobless rate has fallen steadily from around 20 
percent four years ago after the former centre-right government 
cracked down on abuses of the welfare system. 
    The rising number of foreign direct investment projects has 
also helped create new jobs and cut unemployment. 
 

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