LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), October 16 (SeeNews) – Slovenia's labour force was estimated at 893,200 in August, up 2.4% year-on-year, the country's statistical office said on Wednesday.
On a monthly comparison basis, the number of persons in employment was 0.1% lower in August, the office of statistics said in a statement.
Compared to the previous month, the number of persons in paid employment edged down 0.1% (about 802,000) and the number of self-employed persons edged up 0.2% (over 91,200).
The number of men in employment decreased by 0.1% (to almost 492,400) in August as compared to the previous month. The number of women in employment also fell by 0.1% (to almost 400,800).
Slovenia has a population of around two million.