Unemployment at 11.7% - Ministry of Labour

The registered unemployment rate amounted to 11.7 percent at the end of March, a decrease of 0.3 percent month-on-month, announced the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy based on estimates from job centers. The unemployment rate at the end of March 2014 stood at 13.5 percent. The number of registered unemployed decreased by 53,000 compared with February 2015, when it amounted to 1,919,600 persons. Companies reported 115,000 new jobs in March, an increase of 18,000 compared with the previous month.