17.03.2022

REDUCES UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE THREE NORTHWESTERN DISTRICTS

Unemployment in the three northwestern districts of Montana, Vidin and Vratsa at the end of February decreased slightly compared to the previous month and significantly compared to February 2021, according to the Regional Employment Service in Montana.

The average unemployment in the three regions at the end of February was 10.1 percent and compared to the same period last year there was a decline of 2.2 percent. The total number of registered unemployed in the three districts is 17,489 people, a decrease of 164 people compared to the end of January this year, and a decrease of 3,717 people compared to the end of February 2021 - 17.5 percent.

The municipalities with the highest unemployment rate last month were Ruzhintsi - 46.2 per cent and Yakimovo - 41.8 per cent, and the lowest with the municipalities of Vratsa - 3.6 per cent and Montana - 4.1 per cent.

In February, 971 unemployed people started new jobs in the three regions, 80.2 percent of whom were employed in the real economy, and the rest under subsidized employment programs.

The most sought-after professions during the month are tailors, ironers, fitters, salesmen, waiters, cooks, maids, machine operators, locomotive drivers, welders, personal assistants, general workers, etc.

In February, 81 applications from employers for the retention of 1,359 jobs were approved in the three areas under the 60/40 anti-crisis measure, the Montana Regional Employment Service said.