June 19 (Reuters) - Slovakia's unemployment rate dropped to
a new record low of 8.33 percent in May from 8.5 percent a month
earlier, the...
...Labour Office said on Tuesday.
SLOVAK UNEMPLOYMENT MAY 07 APRIL 07 MAY 06
pct of workforce 8.33 8.5 10.63
number of available jobless 216,732 221,018 271,910
NOTE. The number of available jobless shows how many people
registered as unemployed by labour offices are able to start
work shortly.
The Slovak jobless rate had fallen steadily from around 20
ercent four years ago after the former center-right government
cracked down on abuses of the welfare system.
The rising number of foreign direct investment projects in
the country has also helped create new jobs and cut
the unemployment rate.