Summary
The unemployment rate estimated for the 3rd quarter 2007 was 7.9%. This value is up 0.5 percentage points from the same quarter of 2006 and equal to the observed value in the previous quarter. The number of unemployed was estimated to reach 444.4 thousand individuals, having increased 6.5% from the same quarter of the previous year, and 0.9% from the previous quarter. The number of employed increased by 0.3%, compared with the same quarter of 2006, and rose by 0.9%, compared with the previous quarter.