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The government’s first vice chancellor, Lukas Savickas, reviewed the latest trends in the government labor market on Monday.
Business slowly recovers
“Sectors are recovering by easing quarantine conditions, but that recovery is uneven across sectors. Unemployment and unemployment growth slowed in May. In April, the number of registered unemployed increased by 24,000. Unemployment continued increasing in May, but up to 80 percent, at a slower rate it remained stable.
The number of registered unemployed who previously worked in the lodging and catering sectors and in other service sectors was the one that fell the most, “L. Savickas told reporters.
It is recorded that in May, the number of new job advertisements placed on private job search portals was 30%. higher than in April, but still remained significantly lower than exactly a year ago.
“Although there is a recovery compared to April, the demand for new employees is still significantly less than before quarantine. From the beginning of quarantine to the first significant relaxation of quarantine regulations on May 11, the number of people insured decreased in 17 of the 19 sectors. It was in the accommodation sector that decreased the most, “said L. Savickas.
Lukas Savickas (photo photo day)
Influence of quarantine relaxation
It is true that the most significant relaxation of the quarantine on May 11 also led to the fact that from May 11 to June 8, the number of policyholders began to grow in 14 of the 17 declining sectors.
“After the introduction of the quarantine in Lithuania in March, the observed number of new uninsured periods granted was extremely high and amounted to about 37 thousand. people, and after the introduction of quarantine about 3%. the insured had unpaid leave, “said the Deputy Foreign Minister of the Government.
At the end of May, the last figure was 1 percent. At the end of May, employees in the transportation and storage sectors were still the ones with the most unpaid vacations, around 3%.
“You can see that the effect of the quarantine has been seen in many sectors, but not all. That is why the economic measures have continued and are being revised to respond. <...>
Unemployment has been stable for the past month. Now we have to talk about how to help this number decrease. “Additional measures, economic stimulus measures and the” DNA of the Future “plan have been provided for this purpose, which would help our economy adapt to the global changes that have occurred,” said L. Savickas.
Since the beginning of the quarantine, the number of unemployed in Lithuania has increased by 26.5 percent. up to 203.6 thousand. Currently, the registered unemployment rate is 11.8 percent, and at the beginning of the quarantine it was 9.3 percent.
According to Sodra, from the beginning of the quarantine until June 11, 110,000 people were hired. people, and 115 thousand were fired.
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