Population employment and the labor market
The main goal of local policy in the labor market is to increase population employment and strengthen social protection of the unemployed.Every year the relevance of unemployment problems in the city grows. In the fixed labor market of the city of Lutsk during 2001-2003, a trend of significant positive changes persisted:
- the unemployment rate decreased;
- the load per job decreased;
- the volume of coverage by active measures to promote population employment increased.
During 2002, 11033 citizens were registered with the employment center. With a total number of 6273 registered unemployed citizens, as of 01.01.2003 the level of fixed unemployment in the city was 2.28%, which is 0.52% less than as of 01.09.2002.
Thanks to the measures taken by the employment center, as a result of improved operation of enterprises and interested individual employers, the volume of employment of citizens through the employment service increased. Thus, in 2003, 7725 citizens were employed, including 1876 unemployed and 3231 young people, against a target of 5000 people. 499 people were employed in additional jobs created at the expense of the ZDSSVB Fund. 392 people were employed through a one-time unemployment benefit payment to start their own business. 1122 people were sent for professional training and retraining, and 2065 people were sent to public works. The need of enterprises for workers is 575 people. There are 5 unemployed people per vacant job. Since the beginning of the year, the employment service received 320 lists from enterprises, institutions and organizations of the city for the release of 1485 people; in fact, 487 people were released.
The main problem in the labor market is a significant imbalance between the supply of and demand for labor.
In order to create socio-economic and organizational conditions to help reduce the unemployment rate, regulate the labor market and provide social protection for the unemployed, a program for employment of the city's population for 2004 has been prepared.
The main goals and priority tasks for 2004 are:
- to employ socially unprotected segments of the population in reserved jobs (1200 people);
- to ensure constant control over the promotion of employment of minors and orphans;
- creation of 500 additional jobs;
- to employ 7300 people in vacant jobs;
- to send 2500 people to public works;
- to involve 60 people in seasonal work.
- to ensure annual reservation of jobs at enterprises, institutions and organizations for persons who need social protection and are unable to compete on equal terms in the labor market;
- to improve financing of public works, organization and remuneration of labor at temporary jobs, in particular for women, young people, graduates of general education schools, minors, and people with disabilities;
- to ensure a high level of awareness among unemployed citizens and displaced workers regarding opportunities to receive various career guidance services and psychological preparation at the employment service.