On the Work Done in the Field of Employment for the 3rd Quarter of 2025

Labor Market Situation in the City

Unemployment Rate: According to the Department of Statistics of Kyzylorda Region, the economically active population in 2024 was 151,301 people. The overall unemployment rate in the city was 4.5%.

Creation of New Jobs: One of the conditions for increasing employment levels is the creation of new jobs. As of October 1, 2025, 9,172 new jobs were created, of which 4,451 are permanent.

Employment: As of October 1, 2025, 21,340 people contacted the career center for employment assistance, and 3,027 were employed. The total number of unemployed at the end of the reporting period was 6,736. The registered unemployment rate in the city was 4.5% of the economically active population.

The city’s Employment and Social Programs Department holds monthly "Job Fairs," which are an effective form of rapid employment for the unemployed. As of October 1, 2025, 12 job fairs were held, with participation from 241 employers and HR specialists from the city, offering 2,227 job vacancies. As a result of the job fairs, 176 unemployed people found permanent employment, and 1,785 received employment consultations.

For 2025, it is planned to train 75 people in short-term professional courses, with 68 people already sent.

In 2025, a government grant is planned to support 520 people with new business ideas; 508 people have received grants.

Public Works: It is planned to direct 2,435 people to public works; 2,887 people were involved.

Social Jobs: It is planned to direct 100 people to social jobs; 98 people were involved.

Youth Practice: It is planned to direct 1,550 young specialists to youth practice; 983 participants have been sent.

Silver Age Project: It is planned to direct 500 people; 455 people were sent.

First Job Project: It is planned to direct 1,054 young specialists; 2 people were sent.

Registration of Unemployed

A person seeking employment is registered as unemployed after verification of their data through government information systems and/or organizations according to procedures defined by the authorized state body.

A registered unemployed person who has received a job offer from the career center, including via the Electronic Labor Exchange, must notify the career center about acceptance or refusal of the offered job in accordance with procedures set by the authorized state body.

The following persons are NOT registered as unemployed:

1. Persons under sixteen years of age;
2. Employed persons;
3. Persons who have reached retirement age as established by relevant law;
4. Persons who submit knowingly false documents about lack of work and income, or other false information;
5. Students and senior high school pupils applying for active employment support measures;
6. Persons sentenced by court to corrective or public works, or imprisonment if not conditionally assigned.

Unemployed persons are obligated to:

1. Take the job offered by the employer after completing professional training;
2. Follow the attendance and notification rules of the career center;
3. Contact the employer regarding employment within three working days after notification by the career center;
4. Report to the career center within five working days about any changes affecting their employment status, including change of residence, employment, business activity, disability status, or pension assignment.

   Removal from the Unemployment Register

   The career center removes a person from the unemployment register (except for family members of military personnel, special government officers, and their dependents who do not work) in cases such as:

   1. Refusal of three suitable job offers or failure to notify consent/refusal timely;
   2. Failure to appear without valid reasons for offered employment or training;
   3. Voluntary withdrawal from active employment measures;
   4. Violation of attendance or notification rules without valid reasons;
   5. Sentencing to imprisonment without conditional assignment or compulsory treatment by court order;
   6. Submission of knowingly false or forged documents.

   Unemployed persons removed from the register under points 1 to 4 may re-register only after thirty calendar days from removal.