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Escalating Unemployment in Belarus 11:15, 02/04/2001
Level of the domestic joblessness reached 2,3%. According to the Ministry of statistics and analysis, in February there were registered 103,8 thousand unemployed people countrywide, which is 3% over the January figure and 5,8% above the last year`s February statistics. The size of the average dole in February constituted 4,295 ($3,5). Over 26 thousand individuals or 30,2% of workers, who were on forced leave in January were underpaid monetary compensation.
The highest unemployment level was registered in eastern regions: Vitebsk and Mogilev region - 2,9%, Gomel region - 2,8%. In Grodno region the joblessness factor amounts to 2,6%, Minsk - 2,2%, Brest - 2%, Minsk 1,5%.
One needs to take into account the fact that in January 2001 85,4 thousand employees (2,2% of the overall number) weren`t allowed to work full-time.
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