Unemployment

450,000 Bulgarians Work From Their Own Homes

Approximately 450,000 Bulgarians earn their living working from home, as noted by a report presented by HomeNet Eastern Europe.

Prior to 2009 home workers were mostly retired people or permanently unemployed people. Currently, those two groups are joined by recent graduates - young laywers, economists, teachers and even artists, as explained by the organization.

Vulin: Unemployment rate down to 16.8 percent

BELGRADE - The unemployment rate in Serbia is down to 16.8 percent and is four percent lower than in March 2014, Serbian Minister of Labour, Employment and Veteran and Social Affairs Aleksandar Vulin said on Tuesday.

Presenting a report on the ministry's work over the past year, Vulin said that this was a result of active employment policy measures.

Early Easter boosts job hirings

The earlier-than-usual start to the tourism season ? thanks to Orthodox Easter falling in the first half of April ? helped the labor market to post a slight recovery last month, with the Labor Ministry?s Ergani hiring register showed a net rise of 22,313 jobs in March.

Bulgaria's Unemployment Rate Remained Stable in March

According to the latest figures of the Bulgarian Employment Agency, which were released on Thursday, the unemployment rate in March stood at 11 %, retaining its level from February.

However compared to the same month a year ago, the unemployment rate registered a decrease with 1.2 %, the website of the National Employment Agency informs.

Turkey's unemployment rate rises to highest level in five years

Turkey?s unemployment rate has climbed to its highest level since 2010, as economic activity slowed down in several sectors, the Turkish Statistics Institute (TÜ?K) has announced.

Unemployment increased to 11.3 percent in January, up from 10.9 percent in December, TÜ?K said on April 15.

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