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23.3% of the unemployed in the 4th quarter of 2022 moved into employment in the 1st quarter of 2023
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23.3% of the unemployed in the 4th quarter of 2022 moved into employment in the 1st quarter of 2023 - 1st Quarter 2023
17 May 2023

Summary

Of the total people who were unemployed in the 4th quarter of 2022, 57.0% (195.3 thousand) remained in that state in the 1st quarter of 2023, 23.3% (79.7 thousand) moved into employment and 19.8% (67.7 thousand) moved into inactivity.

In the same period, 24.5% (39.2 thousand) of unemployed men and 22.1% (40.6 thousand) of unemployed women moved into employment.

From the 4th quarter of 2022 to the 1st quarter of 2023, 31.3%  (62.2 thousand) of the short-term unemployed and 15.5% (23.1 thousand) of those belonging to the “potential workforce” moved into employment.

At the same time, 10.5% (72.9 thousand) of those who were self-employed and 21.0% (71.8 thousand) of those who were unemployed  in the previous quarter became employees.

Of the total of employees who, in the 4th quarter of 2022, had a temporary work contract or other contractual arrangement, 21.0% (151.4 thousand) moved into a permanent work contract in the 1st quarter of 2023.

Of the total of workers who were part-time workers in the 4th quarter of 2022, 17.1% (66.1 thousand) changed to full-time work in the 1st quarter of 2023. 

The percentage of persons who remained employed between the 4th quarter of 2022 and the 1st quarter of 2023, but changed job, increased by 0.2 pp compared to the last quarter, standing at 3.8% (177.7 thousand).


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