Unemployment rate at 8.5% in August

The registered unemployment rate amounted to 8.5 percent in August, a decline of 0.1 percentage points month-on-month, based on estimates from job centers, the Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Policy announced. In annual terms, the unemployment rate fell by 1.4 percent. The number of registered unemployed amounted to 1.35 million, according to the ministry, hence it fell by 13,300.