28.06.2024
SLIGHT DECREASE IN UNEMPLOYMENT IN MAY
The Employment Agency reports a level of registered unemployment of 5.4% in May. The decrease is 0.24 percentage points compared to April. The total number of registered unemployed persons at the end of the month was just over 154,000 - 6,700 less than the previous month.
Employment
- Those who started work: In May, about 17,400 unemployed people started work, which is more than 1,100 more than in April.
- Other groups: Including 360 pensioners, students and employed people who also found work with the help of the employment offices.
New registrations of unemployed
- New registrations: In May, just over 18,300 new unemployed persons registered at the labor offices, which is 17% less than in April.
- Other groups: In addition, around 3,400 employed, learners and pensioners have registered, an increase of over 2,100 persons compared to the previous month.
Activation of inactive persons
- Activation: Thanks to the efforts of Roma and youth mediators, as well as labor mediators, more than 4,000 persons inactive on the labor market were activated in May.
Free workplaces
- Primary Market: The number of job vacancies reported fell to around 11,500 in May, down from 15,600 in April.
- Real economy: The most vacancies are in manufacturing (about 25%), trade (about 17%), hotels and restaurants (about 12%), public administration (about 11%), construction (about 6%) and administrative and support activities (about 5%).
Subsidized jobs
- Risk groups: About 4,400 representatives of risk groups found work in May through subsidized jobs.
- State budget: 56 people started work under employment programs and measures financed by the State budget.
- ESF+: 4,342 people started work on projects of the Human Resources Development Program 2021-2027, financed by ESF+.
- Vouchers for trainings: About 4,900 vouchers for digital trainings have been issued under the project "Component 2: Trainings for DI-GI skills and competences" under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan.
Most wanted professions
In the month of May, the professions most in demand by businesses include:
- Sellers;
- Personnel in the field of personal services;
- Workers in the mining and processing industry;
- Construction and transport workers;
- Waste collection and related workers;
- Staff caring for people;
- Machine operators of stationary machines and equipment;
- Drivers of motor vehicles and mobile equipment;
- Skilled workers in the production of food, clothing, wooden products and related;
- Cleaners and helpers;
- Economic and administrative specialists, etc.
The past month saw an improvement in the labor market with a decrease in unemployment and an increase in the number of people starting work. However, the number of vacancies in the primary market has shrunk.
