Monthly Statistical Bulletin, August 2022

2022 Edition 14 Unemployment rate* of youth and adults june and july 2022 * Values for the most recent month are provisional. More information is available at: Monthly Employment and Unemployment Estimates - July 2022 31 August 2022 (p) Provisional estimate Labour underutilisation rate (seasonally adjusted data) In June 2022: • The unemployment rate was 6.0%, the same as the previous month, 0.2 p.p. higher than three months before, and 0.8 p.p. lower than a year earlier; • The inactive population (2,470.5 thousand) decreased by 0.2% compared to both the previous month and three months earlier, and 1.6% compared to June 2021; • The active population (5,189.5 thousand) increased 0.1% from May 2022 and 0.4% compared to June 2021, while not changing regarding March 2022; • The employed population (4,879.8 thousand people) increased from the previous month (0.1%) and the same month of the last year (1.3%) while decreasing compared to three months earlier (0.2 %); • The unemployed population (309.7 thousand) decreased 0.4% compared to May, increased 3.2% compared to March, and decreased 11.9% compared to June 2021; • The labour underutilisation rate was 11.6%, 0.1 p.p. and 0.3 p.p. higher than the previous month and three months earlier, respectively, but 1.1 p.p. lower than in the same month of 2021. 18.9% 5.1% 17.8% 5.1% Youth population (aged 16 to 24) Adult population (aged 25 to 74) Jun-22 Jul-22 11.5% 0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0% Jul-13 Jul-14 Jul-15 Jul-16 Jul-17 Jul-18 Jul-19 Jul-20 Jul-21 Jul-22 (p)

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