Unemployment may drop to 9.4% this year, the Economics Ministry said during the presentation of its latest Macroeconomic Review. The labour market situation continued improving but at a more moderate rate reflecting influence of negative demographic trends. Employment will increase moderately in 2016, by 0.8% or 7,100 employed persons compared to 2015. The employment rate will be slightly above 62%. The steepest growth in the number of employees is expected in the sectors focused on domestic demand - commercial services and trade. As the demand for labour increases, average gross wages and salaries have also been rising gradually. They increased by 3.7% and 4.6% in 2012 and 2013, respectively, by 6.8% in 2014 and by 6.9% in 2015, reaching 818 euro. A rapid increase of wages and salaries was also observed during the 2016 Q1; average gross wages and salaries increased by 5.3%, as compared to the 2015 Q1.
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