November 2 (SeeNews) - People unemployed in Bosnia's Muslim-Croat Federation numbered 369,886 in August, down 0.15% month-on-month but 3.5% up on the year, official statistics showed on Friday.
In July, the number of unemployed fell by 0.83% on the month and was 3.9% higher on the year.
Following are monthly unemployment figures provided by the Statistics Office:
|
|
Aug |
July |
Aug'06 |
| Number of jobless |
369,886 |
370,410 |
357,478 |
| M/M pct change |
-0.15 |
-0.83 |
+0.25 |
| Y/Y pct change |
+3.5 |
+3.9 |
+3.9 |
An average of 131 unemployed competed for each vacancy in the Federation in August. A total of 408,343 people were employed.
Bosnia was split into two autonomous parts - the Muslim-Croat Federation and the Serb Republic - by the 1990s war.