17.11.2021

VIDIN REGION: 63% OF THE COMPANIES DO NOT HIRE NEW PEOPLE

In Vidin district, more than 63 percent of employers said they would not hire new staff for the next six months. This was announced by Ivan Ivanov, director of the "Labor Office" Vidin. The data are from a survey conducted by labor offices among employers in the region with the highest percentage of employed average monthly staff for the last year. Only 7.9 percent of employers said they would be laid off in the next six months.

Doctor, nurse and health care specialist are the most sought after professions now and for the next 12 months by employers in Vidin, requiring higher education. In Vidin region they are missing and there is a shortage of labor for these specialties. After them are the specialties - Specialist - projects, Psychologist, Engineer - electrical and construction, teacher and others. The most sought-after professions are secondary education - "Machine Operator", "Construction Assistant", "Assistant Dentist", "Economist". The wanted workers without qualification from employers in Vidin region are for waste collection, in agriculture and forestry, assistants in food preparation.

More than 76 percent of employers in the Vidin region said they had difficulty finding labor. Nearly 50 percent of them say that the next covid crisis or restrictive measures will not affect the stated needs for new staff. For the next three years, the most sought-after specialists with higher education are expected to be in administration and management, economics, mechanical engineering, and among those with secondary education - in wholesale and retail trade, gardening, construction.

Unemployment was recorded at a record low in BT Vidin for the month of October, where a level of 6.35 percent was reported. For the same period last year, unemployment was 9.45 percent. According to Ivanov, the reason for the low unemployment is the anti-crisis measures of the state.