About 15,420 persons found a job in the first half of this year. On July 9, the database of the National Employment Agency included 16, 712 jobs vacancies. About 74% of the vacancies were for workers, while 26% for specialists, REPORTER.MD informs.

Most of the jobs were available in Chisinau and Balti towns, in Orhei, Cimislia and Straseni districts and in the Autonomous Territorial Union of Gagauzia. They were mainly intended for urban residents.

The discrepancy between the supply and demand was more evident in such areas as agriculture, processing industry, education, construction, transport and communication, etc.

The salary offered for 58% of the jobs was lower than 1,500 lei.

According to official statistics, the unemployment rate in the first quarter of this year was 5.5%, remaining practically at the same level as a year before. Approximately 67,000 people were out of work in Moldova on March 1, 2008.///REPORTER.MD




Publication date: 15 July 2008   

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