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Friday, 29.03.2024, 14:16
Latvia still has sufficient labor resources – government agency
She said that the registered unemployment rate has continued to drop in
Latvia and now stands at 6.3% of the economically active population.
The average statistical unemployed person in Latvia is roughly 50 years
old with secondary or secondary vocational education.
Simsone believes that for the time being there are no reasons to consider
opening the labor market to guest workers from third countries because Latvia’s
own labor resources are still sufficient. Instead, it would be necessary to
think how to help the jobless, including older people and long-term unemployed,
to return to the labor market, Simsone said.
She also stressed the importance of people’s confidence in their ability
to learn new skills and adapt to new conditions.
Employers, meanwhile, should think more about the wages, the head of the
State Employment Agency said.