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Most of the long-term unemployed were either unemployed or unskilled prior to registration. Almost half of the long-term unemployed are over 50 years old.
“Low qualifications or a profession that is not in demand in the labor market, insufficient professional work experience, lack of specific knowledge, inability to work with a computer, little mobility, all of this favors long-term unemployment. This problem may be related to the personal characteristics of a person, as well as the social policy of the country. On the other hand, employers’ attitudes or even attitudes towards the long-term unemployed reduce their chances of returning to the labor market, ”says Giedrė Vitė, Deputy Director of the Employment Service.
According to the Employment Service, currently 41 percent. the unemployed have been looking for work for more than half a year. Over the years, the pandemic has led to a longer job search and the number of job seekers has more than doubled in more than half a year. In 2020, 69.2 percent. The unemployed were helped to find employment within 6 months, while others returned to the labor market for a longer period. The shortest job search lasted one business day. The oldest registered unemployed in 2002.
“Those who refuse to accept job offers run the risk of being left out of the labor market for a long time. As a result of the pandemic and part-time work restrictions, more people are left unemployed in the long term as the period of employment lengthens. job search. As we can see in the follow-up, most have low qualifications or a profession that is not in demand in the labor market, insufficient work experience, lack of specific knowledge “, says G. Vitė.
According to occupational groups, the majority of the long-term unemployed before registration with the Employment Service were 16 thousand auxiliary workers, 4.2 thousand dependents, 3.2 thousand office, hotel and other office cleaners, and car drivers, taxis and vans for 1 year. 6 thousand, caregivers and related workers – 1.4 thousand, advertising and marketing specialists – 1.4 thousand. (of which 1 thousand – as sales managers).
44% are looking for unskilled work. looking for the long-term unemployed. 17.6 percent want to work as skilled workers.
The long-term unemployed are people aged 25 and over with an unemployment period of more than 12 months and young people under 25 years of age with a period of unemployment of more than 6 months from the date of registration with the Employment Service.
