Job market - Unemployment had a slight decrease in May.
The amount of jobless individuals in Saxony-Anhalt reduced by 1,400, reaching 82,600 in May compared to April. The unemployment rate dipped from 7.7% to 7.5% during this period. A year prior, in May, there were 80,900 unemployed, with a rate of 7.4%. The Regional Office of the Federal Employment Agency in Halle shared this information on a Tuesday. They utilized data that was accessible up to May 15th as the basis for their statistics.
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In light of the decreasing unemployment rate, analysts are closely monitoring the labor market trends in Saxony-Anhalt. According to the latest statistics from the Regional Office of the Federal Employment Agency in Halle, the unemployment rate further declined in June, reaching 7.4%.
