27.03.2023

UNEMPLOYMENT IN FEBRUARY WITH A SLIGHT DECREASE

A smooth increase in the number of people who started work in February reports the administrative statistics of the Employment Agency.

In the second month of the year, their number was 13,196 – 1,159 more than in January 2023. 320 pensioners, students and employed persons also found work through the labor offices.

The largest share of those who started working in the processing industry sector is 20.8%, followed by those in trade 12.9%, public administration 12.0%, hotels and restaurants 8.9%, human health care and social work 5, 4%, agriculture, forestry and fisheries 5.0% and others.

In February, 1,653 unemployed people from the risk groups were assigned to subsidized jobs during the month, 69 of which were under employment programs and measures, and 1,584 were under schemes of the Human Resources Development Operational Program. 191 unemployed and employed are included in various trainings, and 144 people have completed the training started in previous months and acquired a new profession or key competence.

In February, the Employment Agency reported 155,528 registered unemployed, which is 2,452 persons or 1.6% less than in January. With this number, the registered unemployment rate in February was 5.5%, which is 0.15 percentage points lower than in February 2022.

The number of newly registered unemployed in February also decreased by 5,550 compared to January 2023. According to the reported data, they were 18,198 persons, which is a decrease of 1,209 persons on an annual basis. Another 587 people from the groups of jobseekers employed, students and pensioners also registered with the employment offices during the month. In February, the labor mediators - Roma and youth mediators - managed to activate just over 1,500 inactive persons for registration at the labor offices.

During the month, 11,519 vacancies were reported in the labor offices on the primary market, which is a decrease of 11.9% compared to February 2022.

The largest number of vacancies in the real economy are reported in the manufacturing industry (27.2%), followed by the hotel and restaurant industry (14.7%), public administration (13.1%), trade (10.1%), agriculture, forestry and fisheries (6.2%) and administrative and auxiliary activities (5.8%).

The most sought-after occupations by businesses in February are: personnel employed in the field of personal services; staff caring for people; machine operators of stationary machinery and equipment; drivers of motor vehicles and mobile equipment; skilled workers in the production of food, clothing, wood products and related; sellers; workers in the mining and processing industries, construction and transport; metallurgists, machine builders and related workers and artisans; waste collection and related workers; installers, etc.