The staffing of enterprises in the Vitebsk region exceeded 96%

The staffing of the main sectors of the national economy of the Vitebsk region is 96.4%.

Boris Efremov, Chairman of the Committee for Labor, Employment and Social Protection of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, informed journalists about this, as reported by a BELTA correspondent.

"As of December 1, the staffing of the main sectors of the national economy of the Vitebsk region is 96.4%. The figure is close to 100%, and overall, one might think that there are no problems today. The number of vacancies has significantly increased since the beginning of the year - today there are 15.5 thousand. The main applicant for vacancies is the industry sector (almost 3 thousand), agriculture - 2.5 thousand, and over 1 thousand in the sectors of transport, construction, housing and communal services, and healthcare," he said.

Among the districts, a growth rate of employed population in the economy above 100% is noted in the Vitebsk and Lepel districts. "In several regions, the growth rate of the employed population in the economy is equal to or higher than the regional average. These are the Gluboksky, Lioznensky, Orshansky, Polotsky, Postavsky districts, and Vitebsk," explained Boris Efremov.

Speaking about the employed population in the economy, 24% are in the industry sector. 13% are employed in trade, 12% in education, 11% in agriculture, 9% in healthcare, and 5% in construction. "More than 70% of the employed population in the economy are workers of large and medium-sized enterprises, including in the specified types of economic activity," added the chairman of the committee.

Today, the meeting discussed the implementation of the decision of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee dated October 31, 2022, No. 589 "On additional measures for staffing state organizations." The head of the Presidential Administration, Igor Sergeenko, took part in the meeting.

Source: belta.by