1. Employment and unemployment 6 October 2009

2. ACTIVE POPULATION IN CROATIA ACCORDING TO ADMINISTRATIVE SOURCES AND SEX Source: Central Bureau of Statistics (DZS)August 2009 August 2008 TotalWomenTotalWomen Active population 1 768 788839 9181 776 848843 862 total - employed 1 517 783692 0761 557 514706 451 employed in legal entities 1 222 383560 9531 244 984566 770 employed in crafts and free-lance professions 260 561115 151274 923122 199 employed ensured persons – farmers 34 83915 97237 60717 482 Unemployed 251 005147 842219 334137 411 Registered unemployment rate % 14.217.6 12.316.3

3. Total unemployment At the end of August 2009, in Croatian Employment Service (HZZ), there were 251,005 unemployed persons, which is 2,419 persons more than in the previous month and 31,671 persons more than in August 2008. Therefore, unemployment rate in August 2009 was 14.4 percent higher than in the same month 2008. Source: Croatian Employment Service (HZZ)

4. Unemployed persons according to age Source: Croatian Employment Service (HZZ) August 2009 August 2008 2009/2008 age Number of the unemployed No. of the unemployed 15-1913,394 11,104 20.62% 20-2429,948 23,897 25.32% 25-2932,104 25,558 25.61% 30-3426,605 22,151 20.11% 35-3924,050 21,177 13.57% 40-4425,427 22,378 13.62% 45-4926,625 24,727 7.68% 50-5436,689 50 and more68,342 55-5927,794 60 years and more8,369 total251,005 219,334