The unemployment rate in the Vitebsk region in January-September was 1%

October 5, Vitebsk / Olga Bogacheva - BELTA /. The unemployment rate in the Vitebsk region for the first nine months of the current year was 1% of the economically active population, which is 0.1 percentage points lower than in January-September 2009, the Committee for Labor, Employment and Social Protection of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee informed a BELTA correspondent. According to preliminary data, as of October 1, about 5.7 thousand unemployed people were registered in the region, or 90.2% compared to the same period last year. At the same time, the number of vacant jobs was 6.4 thousand, which is 57.4% more than on the same date in 2009. Over nine months, 19.2 thousand new jobs were created in the region, with a target of 25 thousand for the year. 27.5 thousand people were employed (107.2% compared to January-September 2009), including 17.4 thousand unemployed (106.9% respectively). In addition, 96 families relocated to rural areas for employment. 11.7 thousand citizens, including 7.3 thousand unemployed, participated in paid public works. Over 3 thousand unemployed residents of the region underwent professional training and retraining this year. In addition, 433 people received subsidies to start their own businesses. Significant attention is also paid to organizing youth employment. Over nine months, more than 6 thousand students were involved in temporary work. -0-