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4 0 6 / P I L O T C A S E S T U D I E S : A F O C U S O N R E A L - W O R L D E X A M P L E SLake Peipsi/Chudskoe-Pskovskoe, Estonia and the Russian FederationFigure 17.1: Unemployment and average income per month in Estonian counties bordering Lake PeipsiAverage monthly income(Estonian krones [EEK])6,0005,0004,0003,0002,0001,000018.1Ida-Virumaa20.64,719 4,199 5,164 4,025JogevamaaTartumaaPolvamaa17EEK = US$1. There is a very high rate of unemployment in Estonian counties surrounding the lake. There are, however, disparities: whereas in Tartumaa, unemployment isat 9.5 percent, in Jõgevamaa it reaches 20.6 percent. Meanwhile, the average monthly income is more steady, at around US$267.Source: Taken from the web site of the Ministry of Labour of the Russian Federation, Department of Population Incomes and Standard of Life, 2002 (http://www.chelt.ru/income/3.html).Figure 17.2: Unemployment in the Pskov region between 1997 and 200125201510520,7006.317,2004.911,3003.39.58,50017.82520151050Rate of unemployment (%)Number of officially registered unemployedRate of unemployment (%)2.28,1002.101997 1998 1999 2000 2001This figure shows both the number of registered unemployed people and the percentage that this represents compared to the total population. Unemployment in the Pskovregion is steadily improving, with 2.1 percent unemployment in 2001 compared to 6.3 percent in 1997.Source: Taken from the official site of the Administration of the Pskov region, 2001 (http://www.pskov.ru/region/invest/news/ 030401.html).