11.11.2016 11:04:07

Lithuania Jobless Rate Falls In Q3

(RTTNews) - Lithuania's unemployment rate decreased in the three months ended September, figures from the Department of Statistics showed Friday.

The jobless rate dropped to 7.5 percent in the third quarter from 8.0 percent in the previous quarter.

In the corresponding period last year, the rate was 8.3 percent.

The youth unemployment rate, which applies to the 15 to 24 age group, declined to 13.1 percent in the September quarter from 15.7 percent in the June quarter.