Monthly Employment and Unemployment Estimates
Unemployment rate estimated at 13.3%
- January 2015
27 February 2015
Summary
The unemployment rate estimate for January 2015 was 13.3%. This value is down 0.3 percentage points from the one estimated for December 2014.
The unemployed population was estimated to be 683.2 thousand people, down 1.5% from December 2014 (less 10.5 thousand). The employed population was estimated to be 4,441.3 thousand people, increasing 0.5% (more 21.0 thousand) from the previous month.
For these estimates, it was considered the population aged 15 to 74 and the values were seasonally adjusted.
The unemployment rate estimate for January 2015 was 13.3%. This value is down 0.3 percentage points from the one estimated for December 2014.
The unemployed population was estimated to be 683.2 thousand people, down 1.5% from December 2014 (less 10.5 thousand). The employed population was estimated to be 4,441.3 thousand people, increasing 0.5% (more 21.0 thousand) from the previous month.
For these estimates, it was considered the population aged 15 to 74 and the values were seasonally adjusted.
