October 19 (SeeNews) - The registered unemployment rate in Bosnia's Federation stood at 37.3% in August, down from 37.4% in July, the entity's statistical office said.
Among women, unemployment was 45.4% in August, unchanged compared to the previous month, the Federation's statistical office said in a statement on Friday.
The number of unemployed people in the Federation fell 0.5% month-on-month in August, to 312,018, whereas the number of employed people declined 0.2% to 524,009.
The economically active population in the Federation totalled 836,027 people in August.
The registered unemployment rate is calculated as the ratio of the number of unemployed to total active population.
The Federation is one of two autonomous entities that form Bosnia and Herzegovina. The other one is the Serb Republic.