The unemployed persons registered at the District Labour Offices on the last day of January 2025 reached 13.147 persons. Based on the seasonally adjusted data that show the trend of unemployment, the number of registered unemployed for January 2025 decreased to 10.447 persons, in comparison to 10.511 in the previous month (Table 1).
In comparison with January 2024, a decrease of 1.552 persons or 10,6% was recorded, attributed mainly to the sectors of financial and insurance activities, accommodation and food service activities, professional, scientific and technical activities, construction, as well as to the decrease recorded for newcomers in the labour market (Table 2).
| Table 1 | ||
|
Month and Year |
Registered Unemployed – Actual Data |
Registered Unemployed – Seasonally Adjusted Data |
| 2025 |
|
|
| January |
13.147 |
10.447 |
| 2024 |
|
|
| December |
12.382 |
10.511 |
| November |
11.087 |
10.423 |
| October |
7.781 |
10.300 |
| September |
8.142 |
10.412 |
| August |
12.079 |
10.958 |
| July |
11.877 |
11.003 |
| June |
10.112 |
10.872 |
| May |
8.159 |
10.581 |
| April |
9.343 |
10.943 |
| March |
12.277 |
11.353 |
| February |
14.304 |
11.570 |
| January |
14.699 |
11.792 |
| 2023 |
|
|
| December |
13.670 |
11.697 |
| November |
12.662 |
11.812 |
| October |
9.232 |
11.979 |
| September |
9.693 |
12.172 |
| August |
13.256 |
12.242 |
| July |
13.187 |
12.382 |
| June |
11.747 |
12.598 |
| May |
10.357 |
13.045 |
| April |
11.284 |
13.069 |
| March |
14.197 |
13.251 |
| February |
16.597 |
13.755 |
| January |
16.758 |
13.803 |
| 2022 |
|
|
| December |
16.132 |
13.953 |
| Table 2 | ||||
|
Nace Rev.2 |
Economic Activity |
Registered Unemployed (actual data) |
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|
January 2024 |
December 2024 |
January 2025 |
||
|
A |
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing |
74 |
42 |
52 |
|
B |
Mining and Quarrying |
10 |
9 |
9 |
|
C |
Manufacturing |
642 |
559 |
582 |
|
D |
Electricity, Gas, Steam and Air Conditioning Supply |
3 |
3 |
4 |
|
E |
Water Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation Activities |
36 |
25 |
21 |
|
F |
Construction |
723 |
533 |
559 |
|
G |
Wholesale and Retail Trade, Repair of Motor Vehicles and Motorcycles |
2.024 |
1.753 |
1.868 |
|
H |
Transportation and Storage |
774 |
670 |
725 |
|
I |
Accommodation and Food Service Activities |
4.965 |
4.439 |
4.768 |
|
J |
Information and Communication |
407 |
384 |
398 |
|
K |
Financial and Insurance Activities |
793 |
388 |
410 |
|
L |
Real Estate Activities |
120 |
128 |
151 |
|
M |
Professional, Scientific and Technical Activities |
899 |
694 |
730 |
|
N |
Administrative and Support Service Activities |
595 |
542 |
580 |
|
O |
Public Administration and Defense, Compulsory Social Security |
779 |
726 |
738 |
|
P |
Education |
341 |
258 |
252 |
|
Q |
Human Health and Social Work Activities |
242 |
260 |
266 |
|
R |
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation |
333 |
280 |
301 |
|
S |
Other Service Activities |
350 |
300 |
329 |
|
T |
Activities of Households |
17 |
10 |
11 |
|
U |
Activities of Extra-territorial Organizations and Bodies |
10 |
6 |
8 |
|
|
Newcomers |
562 |
373 |
385 |
|
|
Total |
14.699 |
12.382 |
13.147 |