Labor market situation in Vitebsk: 2521 vacancies for 6868 unemployed

Currently, the labor market of the Vitebsk region is experiencing an increase in public appeals to the employment service for assistance in employment, registration as unemployed, and a decrease in the number of vacancies. The adoption of Decree No. 3 "On the Prevention of Social Dependency" has also contributed to this to a considerable extent.

As reported by Irina Matveeva, Deputy Chairperson of the Committee for Labor, Employment and Social Protection of the Regional Executive Committee - Head of the Population Employment Department, according to preliminary data, the unemployment rate as of June 1 was 1.3 percent of the economically active population, with a forecast for the end of the year of 1.6 percent.

In January-May 2015, 16,321 people applied to the labor, employment and social protection bodies of the region for employment assistance (108.2 percent compared to the corresponding period in 2014), including 12,675 people registered as unemployed, or 126 percent.

Within the framework of implementing the measures of the State Program for Employment Promotion of the Population of the Republic of Belarus in January-May 2015, 8.4 thousand people were employed in permanent jobs, including 6.3 thousand unemployed; 27 families of unemployed people were relocated to new places of residence and work; 3.7 thousand people participated in paid public works; assistance was provided in organizing entrepreneurial activities for 130 unemployed people; adaptation to work activities was organized for 21 disabled people (46.7 percent of the expected result).

As of June 1 this year, there were 6868 unemployed registered, which is 1.9 times more than on June 1 of last year. The number of vacancies declared by employers as of June 1 decreased to 2521. For comparison: on June 1 of last year, there were 5566 vacancies, and on January 1, 2015, there were 3775.

Natalia Drozdova, "Vitbichi"