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Unemployment rate estimated at 7.7%
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Unemployment rate estimated at 7.7% - 3rd Quarter 2008
18 November 2008

Summary
The unemployment rate estimated for the 3rd quarter of 2008 was 7.7%. This value is down 0.2 percentage points (p.p.) from the same quarter of 2007 and up 0.4 p.p. from the previous quarter. The number of unemployed was estimated to reach 433.7 thousand individuals, having decreased by 2.4% from the same quarter of the previous year, and increased by 5.8% from the previous quarter. The number of employed decreased by 0.1%, compared with the same quarter of 2007, and by 0.6%, compared with the previous quarter.

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