Serbia's jobless numbers fall by 2.4% m/m in Oct

Unemployed people in October numbered 427,000, compared to 438,000 in September and 482,000 in October 2021, the national employment service said in a statement posted on its website earlier this week.

There were 46,000 unemployed persons in the 15-24 age group in October, 51% of whom were women.

Most of the registered unemployed were highly skilled and skilled people, 65%.

The lowest numbers of unemployed persons were recorded in the IT and health sectors - 17,700 and 17,200, respectively.

Serbia has a population of around 6.8 million, according to an estimate by the national statistics office made in July.