The employment rate was higher for men (72.6% vs 55.6% for women), respectively for residents in urban areas (70.3% vs 56.8% in rural area).
The employment rate for youth (15-24 years) was 19.9%.
The unemployment rate in the first quarter of 2024 was 5.3%, lower by 0.5 percentage points than the level recorded in the fourth quarter of 2023.
By sex, the gap between the two unemployment rates was 0.5 percentage points (5.5% for men vs 5.0% for women), while by residential areas, it was 5.9 percentage points (8.7% for rural areas vs 2.8% for urban areas).
By age groups, the unemployment rate reached the highest level (19.7%) among young people (15-24 years).