454.8 thousand people unemployed in Kazakhstan

AKIPRESS.COM - The number of people without official earnings amounted to 454.8 thousand in the third quarter of 2020 in Kazakhstan, said the National Statistics Office of Kazakhstan.
The unemployment rate rose to 5%.
The unemployment rate reached the level of the third quarter of 2014 when 458.1 thousand people were jobless (5%).
In 2019, the number of unemployed was 442.1 thousand people, which was more than in 2018-2017.
10 years ago with 8.7 million people who could work, the number of unemployed exceeded the current figure by 5.6% (the unemployment rate was 5.6%).
In 2002, the unemployed number of people was over 8%.