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11.5.2026 | The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment is requesting comments on a proposal to create a new task for the employment authorities. The draft proposal will be circulated for comments from 11 May to 12 June 2026. It partly implements the entry of the Programme of Prime Minister Orpo’s Government concerning rehabilitative work. The aim is to launch activities for persons who have been unemplo...

22.12.2025 | On 22 December 2025, the Government adopted a decree on a new grant that employment authorities can use to help companies hire unemployed young people under 30 years of age. This grant is also known as the employment voucher or recruitment subsidy. The subsidy granted to a company covers half of the young person’s salary for six months, but no more than EUR 1,500 per month.

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23.12.2024 | The number of unemployed jobseekers rose by 28,100 from November of last year. The number of new vacancies reported totalled 22,800. In all, the number of unfilled vacancies in November was 44,400, which is 42,600 fewer than a year ago.

7.11.2025 | The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment will hold a public consultation from 7 to 23 November 2025 on a draft government decree setting out provisions on a government grant, which the employment authorities could use to help companies hire unemployed young people under the age of 30. This grant is also known as the employment voucher or recruitment subsidy. It would be awarded to businesses to cover half of the young person’s salary for six months.

26.11.2024 | The number of unemployed jobseekers rose by 29,100 from October of last year. The number of new vacancies reported totalled 27,300. In all, the number of unfilled vacancies in October was 51,300, which is 50,700 fewer than a year ago.

22.12.2023 | The number of unemployed jobseekers rose by 29,500 from November of last year. The number of new vacancies reported totalled 44,400. In all, the number of unfilled vacancies in November was 87,000, which is 48,600 fewer than a year ago.

22.10.2024 | The number of unemployed jobseekers rose by 29,900 from September of last year. The number of new vacancies reported totalled 29,700. In all, the number of unfilled vacancies in September was 56,200, which is 53,100 fewer than a year ago.

20.8.2024 | The number of unemployed jobseekers rose by 27,200 from July of last year. The number of new vacancies reported totalled 25,100. In all, the number of unfilled vacancies in July was 48,200, which is 53,500 fewer than a year ago.

23.7.2024 | The number of unemployed jobseekers rose by 28,600 from June of last year. The number of new vacancies reported totalled 23,800. In all, the number of unfilled vacancies in June was 60,100, which is 63,700 fewer than a year ago.

20.12.2022 | The number of unemployed jobseekers decreased by 17,900. The number of new vacancies reported in November totalled 73,100. In all, the number of unfilled vacancies amounted to 135,600, which is 32,600 less than a year ago.

26.6.2024 | The number of unemployed jobseekers rose by 27,500 from May of last year. The number of new vacancies reported totalled 46,100. In all, the number of unfilled vacancies in May was 93,700, which is 56,800 fewer than a year ago.

25.1.2024 | The number of unemployed jobseekers rose by 37,200 from December of last year. The number of new vacancies reported totalled 44,800. In all, the number of unfilled vacancies in December was 82,100, which is 47,400 fewer than a year ago.

20.2.2024 | The number of unemployed jobseekers rose by 33,100 from January of last year. The number of new vacancies reported totalled 91,200. In all, the number of unfilled vacancies in January was 133,400, which is 43,100 fewer than a year ago.

25.7.2023 | The number of unemployed jobseekers rose by 4,900 from June of last year. The number of new vacancies reported totalled 61,500. In all, the number of unfilled vacancies in June was 123,900, which is 65,900 fewer than a year ago.

21.12.2021 | The number of unemployed jobseekers decreased by 61,800 from November last year. The number of new vacancies reported in November totalled 93,100. In all, the number of unfilled vacancies amounted to 168,100, which is 76,800 more than a year ago.

21.11.2023 | The number of unemployed jobseekers rose by 23,700 from October of last year. The number of new vacancies reported totalled 54,000. In all, the number of unfilled vacancies in October was 102,000, which is 58,600 fewer than a year ago.

24.10.2023 | The number of unemployed jobseekers rose by 16,900 from September of last year. The number of new vacancies reported totalled 56,900. In all, the number of unfilled vacancies in September was 109,300, which is 62,200 fewer than a year ago.

22.8.2023 | The number of unemployed jobseekers rose by 6,500 from July of last year. The number of new vacancies reported totalled 50,100. In all, the number of unfilled vacancies in July was 101,800, which is 59,200 fewer than a year ago.

20.6.2023 | The number of unemployed jobseekers rose by 3,500 from May of last year. The number of new vacancies reported totalled 75,600. In all, the number of unfilled vacancies in May was 150,500, which is 71,100 fewer than a year ago.