The number of employees continued to increase

During the three-month period of May-July, the average number of employees was 4 million 518 thousand, 34 thousand, or 0.8 percent more than a year before.

The employment rate of 15- to 64-year-olds rose by 0.7 percentage points to 70.1 percent, the Central Statistical Bureau said on Wednesday. The number of employed persons increased by 7 thousand, compared to the previous three months of the second quarter. (MTI)