Increase in layoffs in 2023 reflected in the unemployment fund - A-Kassa

In 2023, a total of 55,092 applicants received earnings-related allowance from the Open Unemployment Fund. The number of recipients increased by 18.9% from 2022, remaining in line with the previous year before taking an upward turn in August. The share of laid-off persons in relation to recipients of earnings-related allowance was 48.9% in 2023, compared […]