The highest level of unemployment among young people under the age of 24 (the unemployment rate was 22.8%), according to data published on Thursday by the National Institute of Statistics. In addition, in the case of youth, the rate of long-term unemployment (unemployment for six months or more) was 12.6%, and the prevalence of long-term unemployment (the share of youth unemployed for one year or more in the total number of unemployed). ) among young people by 55.2%.

What other statistics were sent on Thursday:

• The private sector absorbed 82.0% of this; 17.3% of the employed population was concentrated in the public sector and 0.7% of the employed worked in the mixed sector.

• Specialists in various fields of activity accounted for 18.2% of the total number of employed population. Skilled workers (17.7%) and service sector workers (17.4%) also occupied significant shares in the total number of the employed population.

• Of the total number of employed, 11.3% worked in the agricultural sector, 32.8% in industry and construction, and 55.9% in the service sector.

• Out of the total number of workers in 2022, 283,100 people (3.6%) worked part-time. The vast majority of those employed part-time worked in the agricultural sector (73.6%).

• In 2022, the effective average working week for the main activity was 39.6 hours per week; 44,200 people were also engaged in secondary activities, working an average of 11.5 hours per week.

• By sex, the difference between the two unemployment rates was 1.0 percentage points (6.0% for men vs. 5.0% for women), and by average place of residence it was 5.7 percentage points (8.9% in rural areas compared to 3.2% in urban areas).

• To a greater extent, unemployment affected graduates with a low and medium level of education, for whom the unemployment rate was 14.2% and 5.2%, respectively. The unemployment rate among people with higher education was only 1.7%.

• In 2022, the employment rate of the population of working age (15-64 years) was 63.1%, having increased by 1.2 percentage points compared to the previous year. As in previous years, the employment rate was higher for men (71.5% versus 54.4% for women). In terms of settlements, the occupancy rate was higher in urban areas (68.6% versus 56.3% in rural areas).

• The employment rate of young people (15-24 years old) was 19.7%, of the elderly (55-64 years old) – 46.7%.

• The highest level of employment of persons of working age was recorded among persons with higher education (89.5%). 64.6% of people with an average level of education and 36.6% with a low level of education are employed.