28.10.2016 11:45:45

Norway Jobless Rate At 16-Month Low

(RTTNews) - Norway's unemployment rate decreased for the second straight month in September to the lowest level in sixteen months, the Labour and Welfare Administration, or NAV said Friday.

The unemployment rate fell to 2.8 percent in September from 3.1 percent in the previous month. In the corresponding month last year, the rate was 2.9 percent.

The latest jobless rate was the weakest since May 2015, when it marked 2.7 percent.

The number of unemployed people declined to 78,513 in September from 84,669 in August. A year ago, the jobless figure totaled 79,623.

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