August 2 (SeeNews) - The number of unemployed people in Montenegro decreased 8.6% on the year to 42,737 at the end of June, according to official data.
Out of the total, 17,376 were unemployed persons looking for a job for the first time, unqualified unemployed persons were 15,567, while the number of persons receiving unemployment benefits totalled 9,151, Montenegro's statistical office said in a report published on its website.
Montenegro’s unemployment rate fell to 16.1% in the first quarter of 2018, down by 0.9 of a percentage point compared to the previous quarter, the country's statistical office said in June.
Montenegro has a population of about 680,000.