Cyprus recorded a 7.6 per cent annual rise in registered unemployment in May , although the number of people officially listed as unemployed fell compared with the previous month, according to the Statistical Service (Cystat).
The number of unemployed persons registered at district labour offices reached 7,936 on the last day of May 2026, down from 8,962 in April. However, compared with May 2025, when the figure stood at 7,378
