In a report of the statistical office with finalised data for 2014 the long-term unemployment rate was evaluated. The recent growth of the economy brought beneficial effects on the development of the long-term unemployment rate. In 2014, the share of the unemployed for over one year in the total labour force attained 2.7%, i.e. by 0.3 p. p. less than in 2013. However, differences among regions have remained high.
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