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Without seasonal employment, unemployment rises for the second consecutive month

At the end of October, there were 275,813 registered unemployed persons in Croatia, which is an increase of 6.3 percent compared to September, while on an annual basis, it is a decrease of 9.9 percent, according to data released on Tuesday by the Croatian Employment Service.

At the end of October, the Croatian Employment Service recorded 275,813 unemployed persons, što je u odnosu na rujan povećanje za 6,3 posto ili 16.354 osobe, a u usporedbi s listopadom 2014. godine, nezaposlenih je manje za 9,9 posto ili 30.357 osoba.

October marks the second consecutive month in which an increase in the number of unemployed is recorded on a monthly basis, as, following the peak of the tourist season, the number of unemployed rose in September compared to August. The number of unemployed also increased in October, and daily data from the Croatian Employment Service indicates that this trend continues into November. According to daily data from the Croatian Employment Service on the current number of unemployed, on Tuesday afternoon, there were 278,583 persons registered as unemployed, što je 2.770 osoba više nego krajem listopada, dok je trenutno objavljeno 9.087 slobodnih radnih mjesta.

Data from the Croatian Employment Service on unemployment and employment in October shows that in the tenth month, 25,324 persons exited the records, što je 8,2 posto manje nego u listopadu prošle godine. Of these, 15,436 persons were employed, while 9,888 exited the unemployment records for other reasons.   According to the Croatian Employment Service, in October, 13,723 persons were employed based on the establishment of an employment relationship, and 1,713 persons based on other business activities.

Recorded employment based on an employment relationship was most common in the manufacturing industry (2,551 persons), followed by wholesale and retail trade (2,253 persons), education (1,642 persons), construction (1,343 persons), and hospitality and tourism (1,180 persons).

By counties, in employment in October, the city of Zagreb led (2,002 persons or 14.6 percent of the total number of employed based on the establishment of an employment relationship), followed by Split-Dalmatia (1,673 persons or 12.2 percent), Osijek-Baranja (1,254 persons or 9.1 percent), Vukovar-Srijem (1,012 persons or 7.4 percent), and Zagreb County (911 persons or 6.6 percent). 

During October, a total of 41,678 persons were newly registered in the unemployment records, što je 3,5 posto manje nego u listopadu prošle godine. Of these, 69.2 percent or 28,827 persons came to the records directly from employment, 15.7 percent or 6,525 from inactivity, and 5,727 persons or 13.7 percent from regular schooling.