In Croatia, at the end of October, there were 225,703 registered unemployed persons, which is 6.6 percent more compared to September, thus breaking a streak of eight consecutive months in which the number of unemployed had been decreasing on a monthly basis, according to data released on Thursday by the Croatian Employment Service (HZZ).
At the end of October, there were 13,876 more persons in the registry than at the end of September.
Compared to October of last year, the number of unemployed at the end of this October is lower by 18.2 percent, or 50,110 fewer unemployed.
Daily data from the HZZ website shows that the rise in unemployment continues in November – currently, there are 228,222 unemployed persons, which is 2,519 more than at the end of October. Currently, according to daily data from the HZZ, there are 10,417 job vacancies announced.
According to HZZ data on unemployment in October, a total of 35,984 persons were newly registered as unemployed in that month, which is 13.7 percent less than a year earlier.
The majority came into the registry directly from employment – 70.1 percent or 25,224 persons. Considering the activity of previous employment, the highest number of persons coming directly from employment was from tourism and hospitality (8,993 persons or 35.7 percent), trade (3,971 or 15.7 percent), manufacturing (2,820 or 11.2 percent), and administrative and support service activities (2,087 persons or 8.3 percent).
During October, 22,108 persons exited the unemployment registry, which is 12.7 percent less than in October of last year.
Of those, 13,188 persons were employed, of which 11,843 or 89.8 percent based on the establishment of an employment relationship, and 1,345 or 10.2 percent based on other business activities such as vocational training for work without establishing an employment relationship, registering a company or craft, contract work, etc.
