At the end of January, the number of unemployed jobseekers registered at Employment and Economic Development Offices totalled 246,400, up 27,500 on the previous year. Unemployment increased from the previous year in the areas of all Employment and Economic Development Centres.

In January, the number of laid-off workers among the unemployed totalled 26,500. Since January a year ago, the number of lay-offs has increased by 16,900.

The number of new vacancies reported to Employment and Economic Development Offices during January totalled 45,300, or 22,200 less than January in the previous year.

The number of foreign citizens among unemployed jobseekers totalled 14,100, up 1,500 from January a year ago. Of these foreign unemployed jobseekers, EU/EEA citizens accounted for 3,000 at the end of January, up 600 from the year before.