17.11.2022

UNEMPLOYMENT IN OUR COUNTRY IN OCTOBER IS 4.3 PERCENT

The level of registered unemployment in the country of 4.3 percent was reported in October by the administrative statistics of the Employment Agency.

From there, they note that after the end of seasonal employment, on a monthly basis, a very slight increase of 0.1 percentage points is observed compared to September 2022. In the dynamics on an annual basis, a decline is still observed, which for this October is 0.4 percentage points.

At the end of the month, the registered unemployed at the labor offices totaled 141,987. This is 3,607 more than the record low number reported in September, according to the Employment Agency.

During the month, 25,482 new unemployed were registered. They are 3168 more than the previous month and 150 people more than those registered in October 2021. Another 695 people from the groups of jobseekers employed, students and pensioners also registered at the labor offices during the month.

There were 12,846 unemployed people who started work in October. 242 persons from the groups of pensioners, students and the employed also found work through the employment offices. During the month, the largest share of those who started work in the processing industry sector - 19 percent, followed by those in trade - 12.8 percent, hotels and restaurants - 6.7 percent, state administration - 6.3 percent, construction – 5.9 percent and others.

The statistics report that 1,884 unemployed people from the risk groups were assigned to subsidized jobs during the month - 1,477 under employment programs and measures and 407 under the Operational Program "Human Resources Development" schemes. During the month, 415 unemployed and employed persons were included in various trainings, and 529 completed the training started in previous months, acquiring a new profession or key competence.

Claimed jobs on the primary labor market in October were 11,521. The largest number of job vacancies in the real economy were claimed in the manufacturing industry (32.4 percent), followed by trade, car and motorcycle repair (12.8 percent), hotel and restaurant industry (10.5 percent), education (8.1 percent), administrative and auxiliary activities (7.7 percent) and public administration (6.2 percent).

The most sought-after professions by businesses during the month are: machine operators of stationary machines and equipment; sellers; personnel employed in the field of personal services; workers in the mining and processing industries, construction and transport; staff caring for people; metallurgists, machine builders and related workers, and artisans; waste collection and related workers; drivers of motor vehicles and mobile equipment; installers; customer service staff, etc.

In September, the Employment Agency reported that the number of unemployed persons registered in the labor offices for the month was 138,380. The agency specifies that the unemployment rate is defined as the share of registered unemployed persons from the economically active population aged 15-64, established in the 2011 Census.