The registered jobless total in Slovenia stood at 83,654 at the end of October, down 0.1% on September and up 15.5% year-on-year, the Employment Service said, adding that anti-coronavirus restrictions did not increase unemployment last month.
At the end of October, 112 fewer persons were registered as unemployed than in September but compared to October 2019 the number was higher by 11,238. The number of newly registered persons was 6,510, up 37.2% on September and down 5.7% year-on-year. 6,431 persons got a job, 20.8% less than the month before and 39.7% more than a year ago. At the end of February, before the epidemic, 77,484 persons were registered as unemployed.