Fewer than 200,000 unemployed job seekers in Wallonia

Fewer than 200,000 unemployed job seekers in Wallonia

The number of unemployed job seekers in Wallonia fell to 197,323 at the end of April 2019, a 0.5% drop compared to April 2018, Forem, the Walloon employment office, said on Wednesday. At the end of April, Wallonia had 128,224 applicants for benefits (including 1,470 in the German-speaking Community) and 25,599 young people undergoing vocational training (including 114 in the German-speaking Community).

In addition to these, there are 30,571 people who had to be registered as job seekers and 12,983 who are registered by choice, for a total of 197,323 unemployed job seekers (DEI). The latter represent 12.5% of the Walloon working population.

Between the end of March and the end of April, the number of DEIs fell by 1.6%, or 3,188 people. Compared to April 2018, when the number of DEIs fell by 0.5%, corresponding to 956 people.

The most significant decrease over one year concerns DEIs aged 25 to less than 30 years (-5.5%) and those under 25 years (-3.2%), according to Forem.

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