The statistical office published provisional data on labour market trends in 2016. The labour force increased in 2016 with 2%. Unemployment reached an average annual historical low of 2.3% (in 2015: 2.4%). In the different age groups, the highest unemployment percentage was for the 15 to 24 year old (3.1%), whilst the 25 to 49 year old came out close to the average (2.4%). The 50plus workers scored best (1.9%).
German: http://www.llv.li/files/as/beschaftigungsstatistik-2016-vorlaufige-ergebnisse.pdf
http://www.llv.li/files/as/arbeitslosenstatistik-2016.pdf
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