The unemployment rate dropped to 4.9% in June from 5.0% in May, in line with expectations. In the corresponding month last year, the unemployment rate was 5.1%.

The number of registered unemployed decreased by 14.400 from a month earlier to a six-month low of 762.200. The number of unemployed young people under the age of 24 dropped to 92,900 in June from 95,800 in the previous month.

The number of job vacancies meanwhile rose by 4.400 to 69.400. Compared to June last year, the jobless rate was down by 0.2 percentage points from 5.1%.