Youth unemployment rate is 5.9% in Kazakhstan: Ministry of Labor

27 September 2013

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The unemployment rate among young people between 15-28 years is 5.9%, while total unemployment rate is 5.2% in Kazakhstan, the main expert of the Department of Employment of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection Alim Baysakalov said.

"It was achieved thanks to the Head of State and the Government attention to the problems of youth employment. Over 100 billion tenge has been allocated for the implementation of Employment Road Map 2020 program, “the chief expert of the Ministry of Labour said.

He noted that the process of urbanization taking a toll on the labor market in rural health centers. There is of lack of qualified specialists in agriculture, especially in the social sphere in the villages.

Source: bnews.kz