BASIC DATA ON UNEMPLOYED PERSONS REGISTERED IN LABOUR OFFICES AND ENTITLED TO PRE-RETIREMENT BENEFITS IN THE 1990-2008

As of the end of year /month

Specification	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	August 2008
0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
Unemployment rate^1) in %	6,1	11,4	13,6	16,4	16,0	14,9	13,2	10,3	10,4	13,1	15,1	17,5	20,0	20,0	19,0	17,6	14,8	11,4	9,3
In persons:
Unemployed persons - total	1 126 140	2 155 573	2 509 342	2 889 601	2 838 038	2 628 808	2 359 489	1 826 413	1 831 351	2 349 805	2 702 576	3 115 056	3 216 958	3 175 674	2 999 601	2 773 000	2 309 410	1 746 573	1 404 403
Previously employed	x	x	1 965 154	2 245 615	2 186 169	2 075 288	1 967 668	1 478 091	1 416 785	1 792 935	2 059 304	2 375 666	2 449 654	2 411 483	2 291 360	2 116 376	1 764 110	1 341 788	1 075 354
Previously not employed	x	x	544 188	643 986	651 869	553 520	391 821	348 322	414 566	556 870	643 272	739 390	767 304	764 191	708 241	656 624	545 300	404 785	329 049
Entitled to benefit	891 651	1 702 972	1 311 625	1 394 314	1 422 756	1 548 956	1 224 017	556 504	420 239	554 079	548 622	624 213	538 671	478 105	425 755	374 342	310 828	250 633	216 496
Women	573 686	1 134 124	1 338 809	1 507 283	1 495 044	1 448 586	1 375 619	1 103 168	1 071 319	1 307 309	1 491 613	1 642 109	1 645 750	1 634 689	1 568 536	1 486 441	1 305 704	1 017 348	834 741
Rural residents	x	x	x	x	1 157 879	1 126 451	1 037 154	843 692	835 704	1 055 518	1 180 242	1 328 652	1 341 258	1 325 807	1 261 596	1 180 390	1 004 584	785 719	627 816
School-leavers^2)	164 254	222 446	185 263	204 995	210 524	217 831	86 006	85 426	110 678	149 846	167 880	180 696	166 849	157 936	x	139 691	102 365	72 249	57 446
Terminated for company reasons^3)	183 113	498 047	603 593	562 443	398 257	256 936	199 983	124 406	125 378	174 370	185 838	243 096	213 056	189 858	146 035	110 588	83 259	55 272	40 321
Unemployed persons by age
15-17 years	x	38 630	14 144	5 517	2 363	2 622	1 307	794	520	563	470	256	162	104	3	0	0	0	x
18-24	x	717 221	853 583	989 447	979 118	906 381	733 210	561 085	566 163	728 978	823 019	917 706	895 629	825 355	728 205	626 108	476 701	332 669	x
25-34	x	645 401	746 125	824 700	777 678	708 147	645 344	508 554	496 376	623 366	713 210	836 679	881 578	889 853	844 654	778 523	641 554	485 159	x
35-44	x	529 603	620 325	729 142	718 299	660 499	608 572	481 285	472 115	588 019	656 452	724 427	721 162	690 375	628 473	567 035	460 186	336 904	x
45-54	x	186 409	231 600	284 166	302 444	297 995	313 467	242 997	263 936	367 743	461 882	572 405	639 326	674 325	681 835	660 180	576 827	443 736	x
55-59	x	38 309	43 565	56 629	48 121	44 225	47 531	25 725	26 018	33 043	38 299	52 608	66 936	82 363	101 346	123 440	132 671	124 584	x
60 years and more	x				10 015	8 939	10 058	5 973	6 223	8 093	9 244	10 975	12 165	13 299	15 085	17 714	21 471	23 521	x
Unemployed persons educational level
tertiary	x	64 410	56 563	52 131	47 609	38 886	31 439	25 108	30 152	47 734	69 380	100 463	126 640	140 242	149 416	152 350	140 718	120 232	x
post-secondary and vocational secondary	x	482 548	527 858	581 505	570 188	531 649	470 997	364 175	369 276	482 979	561 902	666 019	683 593	673 626	655 806	606 729	508 762	386 232	x
general secondary	x	155 466	177 944	193 189	194 424	188 227	151 719	115 168	111 160	142 028	168 738	192 095	199 000	206 073	209 396	211 520	194 866	158 977	x
basic vocational	x	805 561	964 615	1 131 244	1 118 357	1 025 015	907 749	700 677	697 999	898 191	998 761	1 142 462	1 163 611	1 127 421	1 014 420	903 609	713 917	516 563	x
lower secondary, primary and incomplete primary	x	647 588	782 362	931 532	907 460	845 031	797 585	621 285	622 764	778 873	903 795	1 014 017	1 044 114	1 028 312	970 563	898 792	751 147	564 569	x
Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment
1 month and less	x	163,8 tys	118 057	138 294	159 627	170 740	189 097	144 903	185 527	194 554	177 215	198 015	201 717	210 938	205 542	196 965	164 139	160 562	x
1-3	x	403,1 tys	312 945	368 786	354 453	382 652	332 991	249 296	313 188	362 653	416 558	425 119	395 612	409 846	396 029	410 081	361 665	313 505	x
3-6	x	1588,6 tys	393 214	454 114	428 301	451 219	365 043	219 433	287 755	382 018	417 612	437 098	420 138	394 503	366 847	369 289	308 575	244 182	x
6-12	x		551 033	633 746	640 435	642 023	503 705	404 545	305 256	502 259	483 999	548 762	553 615	493 516	465 887	405 031	335 585	241 081	x
12-24	x		1 134 093	1 294 661	687 703	516 592	520 065	423 036	311 171	429 777	598 219	661 435	655 363	596 269	510 132	429 525	356 316	243 125	x
more than 24 months	x				567 519	465 582	448 588	385 200	428 454	478 544	608 973	844 627	990 513	1 070 602	1 055 164	962 109	783 130	544 118	x
Unemployed persons by work seniority
up to 1 year	x	x	x	x	259 218	302 838	378 104	290 059	271 231	359 322	470 274	526 955	508 442	469 346	438 432	398 907	335 873	258 951	x
1-5	x	x	x	x	460 574	449 407	427 957	321 721	313 275	405 572	493 254	571 419	596 044	591 274	568 689	531 264	434 189	331 939	x
5-10	x	x	x	x	425 473	377 437	324 854	273 896	263 287	319 657	345 304	402 455	426 070	432 247	411 786	377 491	312 723	233 982	x
10-20	x	x	x	x	676 131	604 874	522 280	395 339	375 598	451 284	465 313	526 937	536 193	528 618	495 461	452 331	376 346	281 983	x
20-30	x	x	x	x	300 862	273 874	242 632	182 205	179 481	238 577	267 091	325 177	350 063	351 934	336 037	309 898	259 692	194 727	x
above 30 years	x	x	x	x	63 911	66 858	71 841	14 871	13 913	18 523	18 068	22 723	32 842	38 064	40 955	46 485	45 287	40 206	x
without practice	x	x	x	x	651 869	553 520	391 821	348 322	414 566	556 870	643 272	739 390	767 304	764 191	708 241	656 624	545 300	404 785	x
Acquirement of the right to pre-retirement benefit ^4)	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	103 766	136 382	228 771	343 568	479 093	497 140	547 231	x	x	x	x	x

¹⁾As a result of verification of the number of employed in agricultural sector (and the number of active population) prepared on the basis of results of the National Census on Population and Dwellings 2002, Central Statistical Office has converted the unemployment rate from 2002

²⁾ There is no concept of "school-leaver" in Act regarding Promotion of Employment and Labour Market Institutions.

³⁾ Since January 1, 2001 the definition of terminated for company reasons has been extended.

4) Since the 1^st August 2004 the data about persons with right to pre-retirement benefit are not available.

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