The unemployment rate fell in December and January respectively. Unemployment fell to 11.6% of the workforce in December 2022 from 12.9% in December 2021. According to the Statistical Authority, this figure remained unchanged from November 2022. More specifically, the number of unemployed people totalled 545,372, down 9.5% from December 2021 and up 1.1% from November 2022. The unemployment rate among women was 15.6% (17% in December 2021) and among men it fell to 8.3% from 9.6%, respectively.
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