Georgian unemployment up 2.1% in 2021, largest increase observed in capital
In urban areas, the unemployment rate increased by 1.9 percent year-on-year, while in rural areas it went up by 2.4 percent. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Unemployment rate in Georgia increased by 2.1 percent in 2021 compared to the previous year and reached 20.6 percent across the country, data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia shows.
In urban areas, the unemployment rate increased by 1.9 percent year-on-year, while in rural areas it went up by 2.4 percent.
The biggest rise in the unemployment rate was observed in Tbilisi, Samtskhe-Javakheti and Imereti regions," Geostat said.
"In 2021, compared to the previous year, this indicator increased by 1.6 percentage points for women and by 2.5 percentage points for men," Geostat said. Traditionally, figures have shown higher unemployment rates among men compared to the statistics for women.
The highest rate of unemployment was observed in the 15-19 age group (52.2 percent), while the indicator has traditionally been lowest in the 65+ age group (6 percent) due to the “low activity” of the population in this age group, according to Geostat.
A total of 14,382 vacancies were announced in the new government-initiated public employment programme as of March 1, the Ministry of Internally Displaced Persons from the Occupied Territories, Labour, Health and Social Affairs said on Wednesday.
The unemployment rate in Georgia has decreased by 1.4 percent in the fourth quarter of 2021 compared to the same period of last year, amounting to 19 percent, the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) announced.
France will allow Georgian citizens to find legal employment in the country by the end of 2021, Head of the Department of Migration, Repatriation and Refugee Issues of the Ministry of Internally Displaced Persons, Giorgi Bunturi told the Georgian Public Broadcaster earlier today.
Within the last 24 hours, over 53,000 Georgian citizens have registered for the seasonal employment program in Germany, reports the State Employment Promotion Agency.
A total of 17.5 percent of the Georgian population was under the absolute poverty line in 2021, a 3.8 percentage point decrease compared to the previous year, the latest data of 2021 poverty indicators published by the National Statistics Office of Georgia show.
The turnover received by the Georgian business sector increased by 33.2 percent (y/y) and amounted to ₾38.6 billion (about $12.95bln/€12.05bln) in the first quarter of 2022, the latest data published by the National Statistic Office of Georgia on Friday said.
The average monthly salary in Georgia went up by ₾190 ($65/€62) in the first quarter of 2022, marking a 15.1 percent growth compared to the same period of last year and totalling ₾1,446 ($495/€476), the latest data of the National Statistics Office of Georgia show.
The number of individuals receiving a monthly salary higher than ₾9,600 (about $3,310/€3,149) increased by 42 percent in May year-on-year, a report published by PMC Research Centre on Wednesday showed.
Georgian Finance Minister Lasha Khutsishvili on Monday announced public sector earnings would increase 10 percent yearly over the next three years until 2026.