Working Life Barometer in the Baltic Countries 2002 (pdf) - mol.fi
Working Life Barometer in the Baltic Countries 2002 (pdf) - mol.fi
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The biggest number of job vacancies <strong>in</strong> <strong>2002</strong> was registered <strong>in</strong> service sector<br />
and <strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong>dustry. In comparison with 2001 labour demand <strong>in</strong>creased <strong>in</strong><br />
construction sector, <strong>the</strong> same demand was registered <strong>in</strong> service sector, and<br />
small decrease <strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong>dustry and agriculture was observed.<br />
Accord<strong>in</strong>g to <strong>the</strong> level of quali<strong>fi</strong>cation, labour demand <strong>in</strong>creased for specialists<br />
with higher education and for service and skilled workers. Labour demand for<br />
unskilled workers decreased. (Data of <strong>the</strong> Lithuanian Labour Board)<br />
Accord<strong>in</strong>g to Lithuanian Labour Exchange’s forecast for <strong>2002</strong> situation <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
labour market will become more optimistic. An average annual unemployment<br />
rate will be 11.3 percent that is 1.2 percent po<strong>in</strong>t lower than that <strong>in</strong> 2001.<br />
Regional differences of unemployment level will rema<strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> same. Average<br />
annual youth unemployment rate will be 19 percent – <strong>the</strong> highest among o<strong>the</strong>r<br />
groups of <strong>the</strong> unemployed. Female unemployment (11.1 percent) is go<strong>in</strong>g to<br />
be less than that of male (11.9 percent). Every third unemployed person will<br />
have no work for more than one year.<br />
Because of <strong>the</strong> higher turnover of employees and establishment of new job<br />
places number of new job proposals will <strong>in</strong>crease. In <strong>2002</strong> it will reach 130-<br />
150 thousand. It is expected to have more established than liquidated jobs <strong>in</strong><br />
all economic sectors except agriculture. Number of job vacancies is go<strong>in</strong>g to<br />
<strong>in</strong>crease <strong>in</strong> textile, wood, and furniture <strong>in</strong>dustry, transport vehicles<br />
construction enterprises. The biggest decrease <strong>in</strong> job vacancies is foreseen <strong>in</strong><br />
chemical, ironware <strong>in</strong>dustry, electricity, gas and water supply, transportation<br />
and communication <strong>fi</strong>rms, enterprises of health care and social work,<br />
educational <strong>in</strong>stitutions. The largest registered labour demand will be for<br />
specialists of management and adm<strong>in</strong>istration, <strong>in</strong>dustry and mechanical<br />
eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g, healthcare. (Lithuanian Labour Exchange Labour Supply and<br />
Demand Division)<br />
SOCIAL PARTNESHIP<br />
The process has been go<strong>in</strong>g on for <strong>the</strong> past ten years <strong>in</strong> Lithuania dur<strong>in</strong>g which<br />
a transition from a strictly centralized model of regulation of labour relations<br />
to contractual regulation of <strong>the</strong>se relations is made. The conception of social<br />
partners was <strong>in</strong>troduced <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> course of that process. It is true; <strong>the</strong> legal acts