{"id":59847,"date":"2023-09-12T12:41:09","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T10:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=59847"},"modified":"2023-09-12T12:41:09","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T10:41:09","slug":"more-unemployed-men-than-women-in-albania-in-second-quarter-of-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/more-unemployed-men-than-women-in-albania-in-second-quarter-of-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"More unemployed men than women in Albania in second quarter of 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the second quarter of 2023, the unemployment rate in Albania hit a new low, standing at 10.7%, marking the lowest level since the third quarter of 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Data analysis reveals that men are facing more challenges in securing employment compared to women. While unemployment increased among men, it decreased among women.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Institute of Statistics (INSTAT), the employment rate for the population aged 15-64 reached 67.4% in the second quarter of 2023.<\/p>\n<p>During this quarter, the total number of employed individuals increased by 2.7% compared to the second quarter of 2022, with a slight 0.1% uptick compared to the first quarter of 2023.<\/p>\n<p>In Albania, the official unemployment rate for individuals aged 15 and above was 10.7% in the second quarter of 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The overall number of unemployed individuals dropped by 1.9% compared to the same quarter in 2022 and decreased by 0.7% compared to the previous quarter.<\/p>\n<p>The labor force participation rate for the population aged 15-64 was 75.8% in the second quarter of 2023, reflecting a 3.0 percentage point increase compared to the second quarter of 2022 and a 0.1 percentage point rise from the previous quarter.<\/p>\n<p>Gender-wise, women had a labor force participation rate of 70.2%, while men had a notably higher rate of 81.7%. The participation rate for men exceeded that of women by 11.5 percentage points.<\/p>\n<p>Compared to the same quarter in 2022, the labor force participation rate for women increased by 4.1 percentage points, whereas for men, it increased by 1.9 percentage points.<\/p>\n<p>In the second quarter of 2023, the youth (aged 15-29) labor force participation rate was 56.7%, marking a 1.4 percentage point increase compared to the second quarter of 2022 but a 1.2 percentage point decrease compared to the first quarter of 2023.<\/p>\n<p>For the population aged 30-64, the labor force participation rate in the second quarter of 2023 reached 84.6%.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the second quarter of 2023, the unemployment rate in Albania hit a new low, standing at 10.7%, marking the lowest level since the third quarter of 2022. Data analysis reveals that men are facing more challenges in securing employment compared to women. 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