Danish Net Jobless Rate Remains at 2.5%

The unemployment rate in Denmark stood at 2.5 percent in August 2023, unchanged from the previous two months.

The number of unemployed persons increased by 0.4 thousand from a month earlier to 73.7 thousand.

Net unemployed recipients of unemployment benefits rose by 0.5 thousand to 64.2 thousand, while the number of unemployed recipients of social assistance went down by 0.04 thousand to 9.5 thousand.

Meanwhile, the youth unemployment rate, which measures the number of job-seekers between 16 to 24 years old, stayed at 1.2 percent.