TABLE-Slovak May jobless hits record low of 8.33 pct

19.06.2007 | , Reuters
Zpravodajství ČTK


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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. 
 

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