The number of unemployed people aged 15-74 estimated for June 2022 stood at 422,500, fewer than 432,700 in July 2022 and 443,800 in August 2021.
By gender, the unemployment rate for men was 1.7% higher than that for women (5.8% for men and 4.1% for women).
Youth unemployment (people aged 15-24 years old) remained high at 22.8%.
The unemployment rate of adult people (aged 25-74 years old) was estimated at 3.9% for August 2022 (3.0% for women and 4.5% for men).
The number of unemployed aged 25-74 years old accounted for 72.3% of the total number of unemployed estimated for August 2022.