The situation of the labour market in 2020

In 2020, 8,7 million people or 65,9% of the population aged 15 years and older were employed in various sectors of the economy of Kazakhstan. More than half of the employed- 51,8% (4,5 million people) are men, 48,2% (4,2 million people) - women.

The number of employees in 2020 amounted to 6,7 million people or 76,6% of the total number of people employed in the economy. Among the employed population, the number of self-employed workers was 2 million, or 23,4%.The share of productively employed from the total number of self-employed population were 90,3% (in 2019 – 91,1%), unproductively employed – 9,7% (in 2019 – 8,9%).

The unemployment rate was at 4,9%, men among – 4,4%, women among – 5,4% respectively.

The youth unemployment rate, at the age of 15-28 years old*, was at 3,8%.

Share of youth NEET – 7,1%.

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At the end of 2020, 141.8 thousand unemployed people were registered at the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan as unemployed. The share of registered unemployed was 1.5% of the labor force (in 2019 – 1.1%).

^*According to the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On State Youth Policy.

The employed population - all persons who, for a short period equal to one week, belonged to the following categories: “hired (paid) worker” or “self-employed worker”.

The unemployed (according to ILO standards) are people who did not have a profitable occupation (work), were actively looking for it and were ready to start it.

NEET youth are the part of youth who do not work, аre not involved in education or vocational training.

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