The number of unemployed jobseekers rose by 32,300 from March of last year. The number of new vacancies reported totalled 55,900. In all, the number of unfilled vacancies in March was 134,900, which is 68,400 fewer than a year ago.

The number of unemployed jobseekers rose by 31,600 from February of last year. The number of new vacancies reported totalled 66,700. In all, the number of unfilled vacancies in February was 151,400, which is 46,900 fewer than a year ago.

The number of unemployed jobseekers rose by 33,100 from January of last year. The number of new vacancies reported totalled 91,200. In all, the number of unfilled vacancies in January was 133,400, which is 43,100 fewer than a year ago.

The number of unemployed jobseekers rose by 37,200 from December of last year. The number of new vacancies reported totalled 44,800. In all, the number of unfilled vacancies in December was 82,100, which is 47,400 fewer than a year ago.

A total of 295,500 unemployed jobseekers were registered at the Employment and Economic Development Offices at the end of December. This was 62,600 fewer than a year earlier. The number of unemployed jobseekers increased by 24,200 from the previous month. These figures are from the Employment Bulletin of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment.