Working Life Barometer in the Baltic Countries 2002 (pdf) - mol.fi

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unemployed was 57.9 thousand or 31 percent of the total unemployed. It
decreased by 10.6 thousand unemployed or 15 percent in comparison to
2001 figures. Since the beginning of the year 2002 the number of registered
unemployed decreased by 5.6 thousand in comparison to the same period last
year.
During eight months of 2002 the average unemployment rate (the ratio of
unemployed to labour force) was 11.7 percent. In 2001 this indicator was 12.6
percent. On 1 September 2001 the unemployment rate was 12.1 percent. On 1
October 2002 unemployment rate in Lithuania decreased to 10.5.
From autumn 1998 until June 2002 the unemployment rate of men was major
then women. On 1 July 2002 share of women in unemployment rate was by
0.2 percent point higher than that of men, and on 1 September this difference
increased up to 0.9 percent point.
The highest unemployment rate on 1 October 2002 was registered in
Druskininkai (24.6 percent), Mazeikiai (22.8 percent) and Lazdijai (20.7
percent). The lowest unemployment rate was registered in Kretinga (4.4
percent), Trakai (5.1 percent), and Kedainiai (5.8 percent) districts. The
following unemployment rate was in the major cities of Lithuania: Vilnius –
7.0 percent, Kaunas – 7.8 percent, Klaip_da – 8.3 percent, Siauliai – 11.0
percent, Panevezys – 14.5 percent.
The employment rate (ratio of employed population to population of working
age and over) in 2001 was 49.6 percent. (Labour force survey data, May 2001)
In 2002 on average 11.25 thousand vacancies were registered every month and
this is 0.3 thousand more than in 2001. The biggest labour demand was traced
in April – over 13.5 thousand. The largest demand for specialists was in the
fields of information business, business management and administration,
accounting, auditing, commerce, information technologies, automation, civil
transportation, wood product technology engineering. The most demanded
service and skilled workers in 2001 were dressmakers, furniture makers,
cooks, welders and metal cutters, sellers, waiters and barmen, builders, car
drivers and mechanics.