In Serbia unemployment rate achieved 8.6% in Q4 2024
As the National Institute of Statistics reported yesterday, the number of unemployed people in Serbia in the fourth quarter of 2024 was 273,100 (unemployment rate of 8.6%).
The previous data showed that the number of employed people equal to 2,894,900, and an employment rate of 51.4%.
Data from the Labour Force Survey report that the population outside the labor force was 2,462,200 people (43.7%).
The increase of the number of employed people is 50,700, compared to the fourth quarter of the previous year. Nevertheless, the decrease of the number of unemployed people is 11,600, and the downfall of the number of people outside the labor force is 65,300.
The increase of the employment rate is 1.1 percentage points, while the decrease of the unemployment rate is 0.5 percentage points. The rate of the population outside the labor force decreased by one percentage point.
The number of employed people decreased by 28,600, compared to the third quarter of 2024, while the number of unemployed increased by 16,000, and the number of the population outside the labor force raised up by 6,300.
11.9% was the overall informal employment rate. Agricultural sector demonstrated a rate of 48.5% and non-agricultural sectors – 6.8%.
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Read moreA surge of the demand for Blue-Collar Workers makes Kazakhstan Boost Vocational Training
Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Protection Askar Biakhmetov reports a growing demand for blue-collar workers in Kazakhstan, particularly in the construction, agriculture, manufacturing, and healthcare sectors.
As he stated, 979,000 job seekers were employed in Kazakhstan, including 714,000 individuals who secured permanent jobs, in 2024.
The aim of Kazakhstan’s Labor Market Development Concept is to increase the number of high-quality, well-paid jobs from 2.5 million in 2024 to 3.8 million by 2029 with the help of vocational training programs.
67,500 people took part in short-term vocational courses in 2023.
One of them is the Skills Enbek online training platform. 57,700 people used it and 14,600 secured jobs after completing one of 858 online courses (311 are free).
The statistics show that the total demand for labor over the next six years is estimated at 1.6 million workers. Biakhmetov added that around 900,000 jobs will require vocational education, including 400,000 positions in blue-collar professions.
Meanwhile, steps are taken by the government to reduce reliance on foreign labor. As Svetlana Zhakupova, Minister of Labor and Social Protection, announced, they will reduce Kazakhstan’s annual foreign labor quota from 22,000 to 15,000 in 2025.
The government’s priorities are to develop workforce through training initiatives and employment programs and to ensure sufficient skilled labor for the country’s growing economy, as Kazakhstan continues to modernize its labor market.
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