In 2022 main indicators of the labor market1)
In 2022, the unemployment rate in Kazakhstan, calculated according to the International Labour Organisation's methodology (who did not have a profitable occupation (job), were actively looking for it and were ready to start it), was 4.9% in annual terms.
9 million people were employed in various sectors of the economy, of whom 6.9 million were wage earners (76.3% of all workers in the economy) and 2.1 million were self-employed (23.7% of all workers in the economy). The employment rate to the population aged 15 and over was 65.3%.
The highest rate of employment was in trade (16.7%), education (12.7%), industry (12.5%) and agriculture (12.4%).
In 2022, there were 458.3 thousand unemployed people.
Among young people aged 15 to 28 years2), the unemployment rate was 3.8%. The share of NEET youth who are unemployed and not engaged in education or training was 6.5%.
Officially, at the end of December 2022, 132.3 thousand unemployed people were registered with employment agencies of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The share of registered unemployed was 1.4% of the labor force.
Methodical explanation
The unemployed (according to ILO standards) are persons who did not have a profitable occupation (job), were actively looking for it and were ready to start it.
1) Data from a sample survey of employment.
2) According to the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On State Youth Policy". From January 1, 2023 the age of young people is increased to 35 years.