According to Eurostat the number of unemployed grew to 75,420 by the end of 2008, making 9.2 pct of working age population, aripaev.ee writes.
By the end of first half of 2008 the jobless rate was 4.7 pct. That number doubled in the other half of the year.
In November the Ministry of Finance forecasted this year’s jobless rate to be 8.6 pct and that will grow to 9.3 in 2010.
Source: Baltic Business News
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