126 December) the rate of unemployment had decreased slightly and was measured at 24.0%. However, the total number of people employed in the economy reached 13.1 million by the fourth quarter 2010 In 2011, the unemployment rate remained relatively stable with marginal changes. In the first quarter (JanuaryMarch 2011) the rate was at 25.0%; in the second quarter (AprilJune 2011) the rate stood at 25.7%. In the third (July-September 2011) and fourth (October-December 2011) quarters the unemployment rate was 25.0% and 23.9% respectively. In 2012, the unemployment statistics followed a similar trend as the previous year in 2012. However in the same period total employment continued to increase and reached 13.7 million people though encouraging have not reached the 14 million peaks that the country witnessed before the economic crisis. In the first and second quarters of 2012 the recorded unemployment rate was 25.2% and 24.9% respectively, in the third quarter of the same year it reached 25.5% and 24.9% respectively Objective 2: Implement sound transparency and predictable government economic policies Public Consultation, education and Educating representative structures on Continuous The institutionalization The Department of of standard capacity Public Service and development Administration 126