In the end of May, nearly 359,000 people, or 6.8 percent of the workforce in the age group 16-65, were registered as unemployed at the country's employment agencies.
Unemployment peaked in January at just over 7.1 percent. But the decrease should be taken with a pinch of salt, it usually goes down in the spring, according to the authority. According to seasonally adjusted values, the share without a job has been stable since the turn of the year.
In May last year, unemployment stood at 6.5 percent.
The newly registered job openings at the employment agencies, however, are steadily decreasing and are at a clearly lower level than the same period last year.
