Unemployed registered in Employment Agency, total
Registered unemployed are persons registered as unemployed at the labor offices of Employment Agency according to the Encouraging Employment Act. According to this Act, "unemployed" is every person who is not working, who is actively searching for a job, and who is able to start working in two weeks after being informed by the Employment Agency.
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| - | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 362447 | 362370 | 352493 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 366887 | 380244 | 375607 | 368666 | 352969 | 343009 | 341999 | 338520 | 334671 | 330371 | 335970 | 342419 |
| 2009 | 240782 | 247759 | 254899 | 260693 | 262097 | 270136 | 282211 | 291852 | 297515 | 304915 | 320758 | 338144 |
| 2008 | 273280 | 268756 | 251640 | 241075 | 229133 | 221089 | 220879 | 218303 | 214692 | 216644 | 216842 | 232289 |
| 2007 | 358079 | 351175 | 330270 | 310260 | 289753 | 274820 | 268446 | 259310 | 251091 | 249376 | 245275 | 255910 |
| 2006 | 432308 | 426151 | 401509 | 378920 | 355310 | 340059 | 331796 | 323753 | 312753 | 310369 | 321927 | 337796 |
| 2005 | 486414 | 485504 | 471296 | 449740 | 427198 | 411586 | 405493 | 399026 | 388548 | 386494 | 383930 | 397340 |
| 2004 | 537137 | 527258 | 507508 | 487814 | 466717 | 452428 | 446784 | 442190 | 434737 | 437493 | 440039 | 450566 |
| 2003 | 646757 | 611727 | 581350 | 552068 | 528718 | 506424 | 489343 | 480881 | 472614 | 476326 | 489618 | 500664 |
| 2002 | 687805 | 683894 | 668972 | 678637 | 673803 | 659032 | 653329 | 650018 | 644718 | 644298 | 624946 | 602524 |
| 2001 | 708729 | 713761 | 704691 | 707793 | 678528 | 654008 | 643528 | 637831 | 629866 | 637348 | 656976 | 662260 |
| 2000 | 657095 | 693531 | 716957 | 726358 | 720882 | 696551 | 700699 | 689806 | 679740 | 679902 | 677462 | 682792 |
| 1999 | 492230 | 505090 | 503656 | 506845 | 498549 | 487503 | 497219 | 520336 | 542804 | 562525 | 597388 | 610551 |
| 1998 | 543751 | 546730 | 524130 | 497690 | 463741 | 434674 | 422613 | 413637 | 410717 | 423071 | 451963 | 465202 |
| 1997 | 512992 | 525148 | 555835 | 584851 | 567320 | 541599 | 543365 | 534079 | 521196 | 512793 | 517758 | 523507 |
| 1996 | 442696 | 436823 | 434027 | 422215 | 395916 | 380291 | 396381 | 396155 | 401634 | 425419 | 460061 | 478770 |
| 1995 | 499176 | 490772 | 476136 | 456691 | 426450 | 408453 | 415438 | 406959 | 400688 | 398528 | 412465 | 423773 |
| 1994 | 631987 | 623980 | 615341 | 585329 | 555926 | 508638 | 514042 | 496914 | 483960 | 466070 | 473604 | 488442 |
| 1993 | 578788 | 586189 | 604490 | 604009 | 592007 | 586538 | 610326 | 603040 | 598563 | 602458 | 617054 | 626141 |
| 1992 | 426017 | 435550 | 452564 | 467044 | 470688 | 475822 | 506025 | 524300 | 538709 | 557561 | 565138 | 576893 |
| 1991 | 74134 | 103184 | 134797 | 176939 | 205965 | 233724 | 280075 | 316277 | 343345 | 375922 | 400812 | 419123 |
| 1990 | - | - | - | - | - | 22000 | 31030 | 32798 | 38992 | 48399 | 59149 | 65079 |