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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 10-08-05
CONTENTS
[01] CYPRUS - UNEMPLOYMENT
[02] TOURISM - REVENUE
[01] CYPRUS - UNEMPLOYMENT
The unemployed persons, registered at the District Labour Offices on
the last day of July 2010, reached 22,899 persons, according to Cyprus
Statistical Service.
A press release issued by the Service said that based on the seasonally
adjusted data that shows the trend of unemployment, the number of
registered unemployed for July 2010 recorded a decrease of 1.4%
compared to the previous month and reached 23,218 persons. This is the
first recorded reduction of the seasonally adjusted data in 2010.
In comparison with July 2009, an increase of 4,910 persons or 27.3% was
recorded, which was mainly observed in the sectors of trade (an
increase of 829 unemployed persons), construction (an increase of 657),
public administration (an increase of 624), manufacturing (an increase
of 496), hotels and restaurants (an increase of 486), education (an
increase of 264), real estate and business activities (an increase of
244), as well as to newcomers in the labour market where an increase of
756 unemployed persons was recorded.
[02] TOURISM - REVENUE
Revenue from tourism reached 195.3 million EUR in June 2010 compared to
175.4 million EUR in the corresponding month of the previous year,
recording an increase of 11.4%.
According to a Statistical Service press release, on the basis of the
results of the Passenger Survey, for the period January to June 2010
revenue from tourism is estimated at 578.3 million EUR compared to
565.8 million EUR in the corresponding period of 2009, recording an
increase of 2.2%.
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