Despite negative trends in unemployment, there have been some positive developments in the last few years: the unemployment figures have been growing slower and slower from year to year in absolute as well as in relative terms. Compared to the previous year, the number of unemployed persons increased by 34% (15,000) in 2009, by 23% (14,000) in 2010, by 11% (8,000) in 2011 and by less than 8% (6,000) in 2012.
Pri naraščanju brezposelnosti je bilo zadnjih nekaj let kljub negativnim trendom pozitivno to, da je bilo to naraščanje iz leta v leto počasnejše, in to v absolutnem in v relativnem smislu: v letu 2009 je število brezposelnih glede na leto pred tem naraslo za 34% (15.000), v letu 2010 za 23% (14.000), v letu 2011 za 11% (8.000), v letu 2012 za malo manj kot 8% (6.000).