In II quarter 2015, the long-term unemployment rate stood at 4.3%, and over a quarter increased by 0.1 percentage points, over a year – decreased by 0.7 percentage point.
In II quarter 2015, there were 138 thousand unemployed persons aged 15–74. Over a quarter, the number of unemployed persons decreased by 7.8 thousand (5.3%), over a year – by 27.4 thousand (16.6%).
The number of the long-term unemployed was 62.8 thousand (45.5% of the total number of the unemployed), which is by 1.2 thousand (2%) more than in I quarter 2015, and by 10.5 thousand (14.4%) less than in II quarter 2014.
Over a quarter, the number of employed persons increased by 1.4%.
In II quarter 2015, there were 1 million 336 thousand employed persons in the country, or by 18.8 thousand (1.4%) more than in I quarter 2015, and by 27.1 thousand (2.1%) more than in II quarter 2014.
In II quarter 2015, the employment rate of persons aged 15–64 stood at 67%; over a quarter, it increased by 1 percentage points, over a year – 1.9 percentage points. The male employment rate of the said age group stood at 67.4%, female – 66.5%.
In II quarter 2015, the employment rate of persons aged 55–64 stood at 60.3%; over a quarter, it increased by 1.6 percentage points, and over a year – by 4.8 percentage points.
In II quarter 2015, there were 1 million 13 thousand economically inactive persons aged 15 and older, i.e. by 18.8 thousand (1.8%) less than in I quarter 2015.
In II quarter 2015, the youth (persons aged 15–24) unemployment rate stood at 16.7%; over a quarter, it decreased by 3.2 percentage points, and over a year – 4.6 percentage points.
In II quarter 2015, there were 20.9 thousand unemployed persons aged 15–24, which is by 3.9 thousand (15.7%) less than in I quarter 2015, and by 7 thousand (25.1%) less than in II quarter 2014. In II quarter 2015, every eighteenth person aged 15–24 was unemployed.
In II quarter 2015, there were 104 thousand employed persons aged 15–24. Over a quarter, the number of employed persons aged 15–24 increased by 4.3 thousand (4.4%), over a year – by 1.2 thousand (1.2%).
In II quarter 2015, the youth employment rate stood at 27.9%; over a quarter, it increased by 1.5 percentage points, over a year – by 1.4 percentage points. In II quarter 2015, every fourth person aged 15–24 was employed.
In II quarter 2015, 248 thousand (66.5%) persons aged 15–24 were economically inactive; out of them, 93% were studying at general, vocational schools, schools of higher education (colleges, universities).
