Committee for Labour, Employment and Social Protection: Labour Market in Vitebsk Region

As of 1 January 2022, 1.1 thousand people were registered as unemployed in the Vitebsk region, which is 20 percent less than on 1 January 2021 (1.3 thousand people).

The registered unemployment rate as of 1 January 2022 was 0.2 percent, a decrease of 0.1 percentage points compared to 1 January 2021.

In January – December 2021, 20.1 thousand people applied to the employment service for assistance in finding employment (2.4 percent less than in January - December 2020), of whom 9.4 thousand people were registered as unemployed (9 percent less).

Within the framework of the State Programme "Labour Market and Employment Promotion" for 2021 – 2025, in January – December 2021:

15.8 thousand people were employed in permanent jobs;

464 people were directed to training in professions in demand on the labour market;

111 unemployed individuals received subsidies to start their own businesses;

3042 people participated in paid public works;

temporary employment was provided to 4217 people from among students during their free time;

26 unemployed individuals were employed as part of gaining practical work experience;

adaptation to work activities was organised for 49 disabled individuals;

29 families of unemployed individuals were relocated to a new place of residence and work.

The employment rate of citizens who applied for assistance was 72.5 percent (against the target for January – December 2021 – 70 percent), which is 3.1 percentage points higher than in January – December 2020.

As of January 1, 2022, employers reported 8.9 thousand vacancies, which is 37.7 percent more than on January 1, 2021 (6.4 thousand).

The most in-demand professions among employers are: seamstress, car driver, controller-cashier, sales assistant, repair fitter, car repair fitter, electro-gas welder. Among specialists and employees, there is a constant demand for accountants, engineers, nurses, and doctors. In rural areas, there is a demand for tractor drivers, milking machine operators, livestock breeders, veterinarians, and zootechnicians.

Source: vitebsk-region.gov.by