The number of people seeking jobs for more than 12 months also dropped in September by 0.4 percentage points, when compared to the same month a year earlier, to 29.4% of the total, NFSZ data shows. 

In terms of qualifications, the number of jobseekers holding university degrees was put at 17,600, the number of school leavers stood at 34,800, while the number of unskilled jobseekers came to 146,000.