January's unemployment rate at 3.99 pct, lowest for the month in 25 years
Monday, March 12, 2018
The national unemployment rate dipped 0.03 percentage points this January from December 2017 to 3.99 percent, the lowest level for the month in 25 years; the YoY decrease was 0.81 percentage points, the National Labour Employment Agency (ANOFM) announced.Of the 348,963 jobless registered with the local employment agencies 74,343 were collecting unemployment benefit.Compared to the previous month, the male unemployment rate inched up from 4.23 ...