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The seasonally adjusted monthly unemployment rate for May 2020 reached 4.2 per cent, an increase of 0.1 percentage points from the previous month.

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·       In May 2020, the seasonally adjusted monthly unemployment rate was 4.2 per cent.

·       For the month under review, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for males was 3.9 per cent while the rate for females stood at 4.7 per cent.

·       The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate during May 2020 for persons aged 15 to 24 years (youth unemployment rate) was 11.9 per cent while the rate for those between 25 and 74 years stood at 3.2 per cent.

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