Unemployment Rate Stands at 11.8 Percent in December

Ljubljana, 18 February - Slovenia saw a labour force of 886,378 in December, 782,062 of which were persons in paid employment, down 0.3 percent over November, and 1.5 percent more than in December 2000, the National Statistical Office said. The registered unemployment rate stood at 11.8 percent in December, up 0.2 percentage points from November.