Downtrend in unemployment in Brunei, reports Ministry of Finance


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BANDAR SRI BEGAWAN, Nov 5 (Borneo Bulletin/ANN): The total number of unemployed persons in Brunei numbered around 10,956 in 2021 compared to 16,630 in 2020.

This resulted in a decrease of the unemployment rate from 7.3 per cent to 4.9 per cent in 2020, especially among the local population (10,800 persons or 98.6 per cent), the Department of Economic Planning and Statistics (DEPS) of the Ministry of Finance and Economy’s Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2021 report stated.

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