About 10 thousand people were employed during the second quarter of the year.
According to data published by INSTAT, employment increased by 1.4 percent compared to the first quarter of the year and by 4.3 percent compared to the second quarter of 2021.
The growth was led by the industry sector with 7.1 percent more than last year, agriculture with about 5 percent more, and the service sector with 2 percent more than the previous year.
The unemployment rate climbed down to 11.1 percent, from 11.4 percent in the first quarter of the year. 10.5 percent of capable adults were classified under ‘discouraged and unemployed’.
INSTAT also reported that during the second quarter of the year, employers have generally indexed inflation for their employees. The average monthly gross salary increased by 7 percent, reaching around 60 thousand LEK, or 2500 LEK more than the first quarter.
The period coincides with the government’s first anti-crisis package, which established a fund of 6.1 billion LEK as financial aid for the needy and the sectors most affected by the increase in oil prices.
The highest-paid jobs remain in the financial sector, banks, funds, and insurance firms. This is followed by the information and telecommunication sector, the construction sector, and the public sector.
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