employment-sector-level – Albanian  Telegraphic  Agency. https://en.ata.gov.al News Agency Tue, 13 Sep 2022 10:23:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 INSTAT: Employment increased 4.3 %, industry is best-performing sector https://en.ata.gov.al/2022/09/13/instat-employment-increased-4-3-industry-is-best-performing-sector/ https://en.ata.gov.al/2022/09/13/instat-employment-increased-4-3-industry-is-best-performing-sector/#respond Tue, 13 Sep 2022 09:21:48 +0000 http://en.ata.gov.al/?p=187706  

TIRANA, Sept  13 /ATA/ In the second quarter of this year, the unemployment rate was 11.1%, marking a decrease of 1.1%, compared to the same quarter of 2021, and 1%, compared to the previous quarter.

INSTAT published the Quarterly Labor Force Survey, according to which during the April-June period, the number of employees increased by 4.3%, compared to the second quarter of 2021, and by 1.4%, compared to the first quarter of 2022.

According to INSTAT, in the second quarter of 2022, the labor force participation rate for the population aged 15-64 is 72.8%.

Compared to the second quarter of 2021, the labor force participation rate is 3.8 percentage points higher, while compared to the previous quarter it has increased by 0.8 percentage points.

Referring to the Survey data, the annual rate of change in employment for the population aged 15 and over, from the second quarter of 2021 to the second quarter of 2022, has increased by 4.1%.

In annual terms, employment increased by 7.1% in the industry sector, by 2% in the services sector, and by 4.9% in the agriculture sector.

Compared to the first quarter of the year, in the second quarter of 2022, employment for the population aged 15 and over increased by 1.7%. Employment increased by 1.6% in the industry sector by 2.3% in the agriculture sector and by 1.4% in the services sector.

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]]> https://en.ata.gov.al/2022/09/13/instat-employment-increased-4-3-industry-is-best-performing-sector/feed/ 0 Employment increased in the sectors of industry, services and agriculture https://en.ata.gov.al/2022/06/12/employment-increased-in-the-sectors-of-industry-services-and-agriculture/ https://en.ata.gov.al/2022/06/12/employment-increased-in-the-sectors-of-industry-services-and-agriculture/#respond Sun, 12 Jun 2022 08:56:11 +0000 http://en.ata.gov.al/?p=181311 TIRANA, June 12 /ATA/ Employment recorded an annual increase of 8% in the industry sector, with 1.7% in the services sector, while in the agricultural sector the annual growth was 2.8%, reflecting the improvement of economic activity in the country.

According to the Quarterly Labor Force Survey, recently published by INSTAT, during the period January-March, the total number of employees increased by 5.9%, compared to the first quarter of 2021, and by 0.7%, compared to the fourth quarter 2021.

In the first quarter of 2022, the official unemployment rate in Albania is 11.3%. The official unemployment rate decreased by 0.6 percentage points, compared to the first quarter of 2021, while it decreased by 0.1 percentage points, compared to the fourth quarter of 2021.

The official unemployment rate for men is 11% and for women 11.7%. Compared to the corresponding quarter of 2021, the unemployment rate decreased by 0.7 percentage points for men and by 0.4 percentage points for women. /j.p/sm/

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