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The chapter presents annual statistical information on the economic activity, employment and unemployment of the population. The Labour Force Survey is carried out in all member states of the European Union according to a common methodology and concepts of employed persons and the unemployed used by the International Labour Organization. Therefore, the results are comparable across countries.

In 2018, the quarterly survey sample comprised about 8 000 households. Households are selected from the Population Register through the use of a random sampling method. This method provides equal opportunities for all residents of the country to be included in the survey. Per quarter, approximately 0.5 per cent of the population aged 15 years and older are interviewed; the results are recalculated for the total population.

In 2018, the number of employed persons totalled 1 million 374.7 thousand, that of the unemployed – 90 thousand, inactive persons aged 15 and older – 915.1 thousand. In 2018, the number of persons classified under the labour force totalled 1 million 464.8 thousand. Over the year, the labour force increased by 6.8 thousand persons.

Over the year, the activity rate of persons aged 15–64 increased by 1.4 percentage points and stood at 77.3 per cent in 2018. The male activity rate was higher than the female one: in 2018, the male activity rate stood at 78.9, the female one – at 75.8 per cent.

In 2018, the em­ploy­ment rate of persons aged 15–64 stood at 72.4 per cent; over the year, it increased by 2 percentage points. The male employment rate stood at 73.3, the female one – at 71.6 per cent; over the year, they grew by 2.7 and 1.4 percentage points respectively.

The employment rate of the youth (aged 15–24) stood at 32.4 per cent; over the year, it grew by 2 percentage points. In 2018, as in 2017, every third person aged 15–24 was employed.

Over the year, the employment rate of persons aged 55–64 grew by 2.4 percentage points and stood at 68.5 per cent.

In 2018, there were 1 million 374.7 thousand employed persons, which is by 19.9 thousand more than in 2017. Over the year, the largest growth in the number of employed persons was observed in industry (10.1 thousand) and trade (6.4 thousand), the largest drop – in agriculture (6.8 thousand) and transportation and storage (2.7 thousand).

Nine out of ten (91.9 per cent) employed persons were working full-time. In 2018, the highest number of persons worked in industry – 251.6 thousand (18.3 per cent of the total number of em­ployed persons), trade – 234.7 thousand (17.1 per cent), and education – 135.3 thousand (9.8 per cent).

Construction remained a male preserve: in 2018, the proportion of men in construction made up 88.7 per cent of the total number of persons employed in this area; in transportation and storage, men accounted for 74.1 per cent. Human health and social work activities remained a female preserve: in 2018, the proportion of women in this field of activity made up 85.4 per cent of the total number of persons employed in this area; in education – for 79 per cent.

In 2018, the biggest proportion of employed persons were professionals – 321.7 thousand (23.4 per cent of the total number of employed persons), craft and related trades workers – 195.1 thousand (14.2 per cent), service and sales workers – 194 thousand (14.1 per cent).

In addition to the main job, 65.8 thousand employed persons had a second job.

In 2018, the number of the unemployed amounted to 90 thousand, i.e. by 13.1 thousand less than in 2017. In 2018, every twenty-third person aged 15–74 was unemployed, in 2017 – every twenty-first.

In 2018, the number of the long-term unemployed was 29 thousand (32.2 per cent of the total number of the unemployed), which is by 9.7 thousand less than in 2017.

In 2018, there were 12.3 thousand unemployed persons aged 15–24; against 2017, their number decreased by 2.7 thousand. In 2018, every twenty-fifth person aged 15–24 was unemployed, in 2017 – every twenty-second.

In 2018, the unemploy­ment rate stood at 6.1 per cent, which is by 1 percentage point less than in 2017. In 2018, the male unemployment rate was higher than the female one: the male unemployment rate stood at 6.9, the female one – at 5.4 per cent. Over the year, the male unemployment rate decreased by 1.6, the female one – by 0.3 percentage points.

In 2018, the long-term unemployment rate stood at 2 per cent and was by 0.7 percentage points lower than in 2017.

In 2018, against 2017, the youth (aged 15–24) unemployment rate decreased by 2.2 percentage points and stood at 11.1 per cent.

Economic activity of the population

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Labour force by sex

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Labour force by age group and sex, 2018

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Labour force (aged 15–64) activity rate by sex

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Labour force activity rate by age group and sex, 2018

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Employed persons by sex

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Employed persons by age group and sex, 2018

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Employment rate of persons aged 15–64 by sex

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Employment rate by age group and sex, 2018

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Employment rate of persons aged 15–64 by educational attainment and sex

Total

Men

Women

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¹ Low – no-primary, primary (without/with vocational qualification), general lower secondary (ISCED 0, 1, 2).
² Medium – vocational lower secondary, upper secondary (without/with vocational qualification), special upper secondary (ISCED 3, 4).
³ High – advanced vocational education and training, higher (ISCED 5, 6, 7, 8).

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Employed persons by economic activity and sex, 2018

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Employed persons by occupational group and sex, 2018

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Employed persons in the second job by sex

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Unemployed by sex

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Unemployed by age group and sex, 2018

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Long-term unemployed person by sex

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Unemployment rate by sex

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Unemployment rate by age group and sex, 2018

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Unemployment rate by educational attainment and sex

Total

Men

Women

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Long-term unemployment rate by sex

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