The number of registered unemployed persons in September plunged by an annual 63% with the steep reduction mainly driven by the sectors of Tourism and Trade.
According to data released by the Statistical Service of Cyprus (Cystat), the unemployed persons, registered at the District Labour Offices on the last day of September 2021, declined to 11,324 persons, from 30,718 the year before.
Based on the seasonally adjusted data that show the trend of unemployment, the number of registered unemployed for September 2021 decreased to 15,907 persons in comparison to 18,282 in the previous month, Cystat said.
Source: Cyprus News Agency