September 13 (SeeNews) - Albania’s jobless rate was 11.6% in the second quarter of 2021, down from 11.9% registered in the prior-year period, the national statistical office said.
The employment rate among people aged 15 to 64 rose to 60.7% in the period under review, from 59.6% in the second quarter of 2020, INSTAT said in a quarterly labour force report on Friday.
In the April-June period, the unemployment rate among men was 11.8%, while among women it was 11.3%.
During the second quarter, the unemployment rate among people aged between 15 and 29 decreased to 19.9% from 21.4% a year earlier.