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According to data from the Unemployment Insurance Fund,<\/span> the current number of unemployed individuals in Estonia as of January 31 was 45,168. This is 11,168 or 19.8 per cent less than January 2021. <\/span><\/p>\n Unemployment fell the most in Hiiumaa with a 35.9 per cent reduction, followed by P\u00e4rnumaa with 25.6 per cent, and Ida-Virumaa with 24.6 per cent. The slowest decreases were seen in Valgamaa and Saaremaa with 12.6 per cent and 11.2 per cent reductions, respectively.<\/span><\/p>\n The figures show a positive improvement in the unemployment rate across the whole country in the past year. This is also a trend that seems to be continuing, with a 2.4 per cent reduction in those registered as unemployed compared to December.<\/span><\/p>\n As of January, the highest rates of unemployment were in Ida-Virumaa with 10.8 per cent, Viljandimaa with 9.1 per cent and P\u00f5lvamaa with 8.4 per cent. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n