Sharp drop in December unemployment

Unemployment in December dropped by 989 to 6,172 when compared to the same month in 2006, the NSO said today. Quoting date compiled by the Employment and Training Corporation, the NSO said there were 5,466 registered unemployed in Malta, whereas in...

Unemployment in December dropped by 989 to 6,172 when compared to the same month in 2006, the NSO said today.

Quoting date compiled by the Employment and Training Corporation, the NSO said there were 5,466 registered unemployed in Malta, whereas in Gozo the registered unemployed amounted to 706 in December.

The decline in unemployment was concentrated almost totally in Malta except for a drop of 18 in Gozo.

The steepest drops in unemployment were among those aged up to 24.

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