About 24 thousand jobs have been created in the region

In 2023, the unemployment rate in the region was 4.8%, youth unemployment was 3.6%. This was announced by Akim of the West Kazakhstan region Turegaliev Nariman Turegalievich.

The Governor of the region said that annually, in accordance with the instruction of the Head of State on the creation of new jobs for every 10 thousand inhabitants of 100 jobs, about 33 thousand new jobs were created within the framework of the regional employment map. Of these, there are about 24 thousand permanent jobs.

Also, more than 26 thousand families received social assistance in the amount of 2.7 billion tenge. As a result, the number of families receiving targeted social assistance decreased by 31%.

At the same time, the share of families receiving targeted social assistance in the region is 1.2%. In general, in 2024, 3.7 billion tenge is provided for the provision of appropriate social assistance.