Number of registered unemployed in Estonia barely changes over the week
As of 8 November, Estonia had 37,917 registered unemployed people, with the registered unemployment rate unchanged at 5.4%. Ida-Viru County continues to have the highest jobless rate.
Estonia had 37,917 registered unemployed people as of 8 November, according to data from the Estonian Unemployment Insurance Fund (Töötukassa). The country's registered unemployment rate did not change over the week and remains at 5.4%.
A week earlier, on 1 November, 37,946 people were registered. The number of registered jobless therefore fell by 29 over seven days.
Regional differences
The most difficult situation remains in Ida-Viru County in eastern Estonia. There, 5,589 unemployed people are registered, and the unemployment rate rose from 9.2% to 9.3%.
In Harju County, which includes the national capital, the number of registered unemployed dropped from 18,183 to 18,135 over the week. The county's unemployment rate stayed at 5.1%.
The lowest unemployment rate, as before, was recorded on the island of Hiiumaa, at 3.1%.
