The number of registered unemployed people in Macedonia decreased by 14.4% on the year to 276,715 at end-March 2012, according to data from the countrys employment agency. The drop accelerated from 13.7% at end-February. In monthly terms, the number of unemployed Macedonians edged down by 1.1% in March, after falling by 0.3% in the previous month. The latest Labour Force Survey conducted by the statistics office showed that the country's labour force comprised 937,326 people in Q4 2011. A total of 297,986 were unemployed, which represents an unemployment rate of 31.8%. The survey is conducted in accordance with international standards and recommendations (ILO and EUROSTAT). |
Macedonias tobacco crop is expected to increase by 20% to over 30,000 tonnes in 2013, Utrinski vesnik daily reported quoting Danco Mileski, president of the countrys tobacco association. The ... more
The transport ministry has cancelled the tender for preparing a feasibility study for developing the countrys natural gas distribution network, build.mk portal reported. Reportedly, two bids were ... more
Large-sized commercial bank Komercijalna Banka announced that it has won the award Best Bank in Macedonia for 2013 by the magazine Global Finance. The Macedonian bank wins the award for a 10th ... more