Unemployment rate edges further down to 3% throughout March
The unemployment rate for March dropped by 0.1% when compared to Februrary and 0.8% in a year
28 April 2022, 6:37pm
Luke Vella
Luke Vella
The rate for men stood at 3.2%, whilst that for women stood at 2.8%
The national unemployment rate edged further down throughout March, reaching 3%, figures released by the National Statistics Office show.
Seasonally adjusted unemployment stood 0.1 percentage points lower when compared to February and 0.8 points less than March last year The rate for men stood at 3.2%, whilst that for women stood at 2.8%.
The figures come from the labour force survey carried out by the NSO.
During the same period, the youth (15-24) unemployment rate was 10%, whilst that for those aged between 25 and 74 years remained stable at 2.3%.
Luke Vella joined MaltaToday as a reporter in 2021
