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The statistics are shocking
According to data from the Employment Service (OCT), on August 1 of this year a total of 15.9 thousand people were registered in customer service departments. disabled unemployed. Compared to the same period last year, this year the number of those people was 16.8 percent. higher.
Disabled people are estimated to be 7 percent as of Aug. 1. all clients of the Employment Service.
Currently, the total number of registered unemployed in the PTU is 226 thousand. persons. It is interesting that in the case of people over 50 years of age, on August 1, 90.3 thousand unemployed persons were registered in the PTU, which represents 39.9%. of all the unemployed registered with the Employment Service.
A year ago, on August 1, 2020, there were 86.3 thousand unemployed over the age of 50, and their registered unemployment rate was 15.7%.
“At a time when employers are faced with a severe labor shortage, the key focus is on a person’s skills and competencies, personal qualities and motivation to work, rather than on a person’s age. However, on the other hand, one could list some of the challenges faced by older people seeking employment, as well as people with disabilities ”, the OCT specialists commented to the editorial board.
According to them, rural residents find it more difficult to find work. They are often faced with the problem of transportation and vacancies are mainly concentrated in district centers, cities.
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