Living Standards Measurements Study - Serbia 2002 - 2007

Table 9.13. Respondents aged 15+ by activity status and education/training during the last 4 weeks,
LSMS 2007 (percent)
Total Employed Unemployed Inactive
Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Attended
education/training
during the last 4 weeks
Of those:
Within the formal
education system
12.4 11.8 13.0 3.8 2.9 5.0 4.2 4.2 4.2 22.5 26.6 19.9
11.2 10.7 11.6 1.4 1.1 1.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 22.4 26.6 19.8
At workplace 0.9 0.8 0.9 1.8 1.4 2.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
At relevant institutions 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.1
Did not attend
education/training
87.6 88.2 87.0 96.2 97.1 95.0 95.8 95.8 95.8 77.5 73.4 80.1
9.16. Conclusions
1) From 2002 to 2007 the poverty rate in all
categories of the population declined, while the
unemployment rate increased. The share of the nonactive
population in the total population aged 15+
increased.
2) The transformation of companies from state
to private ownership is almost complete and there is
now the division of employees into those employed
in private and state-owned companies.
3) The movement of employees from the
primary sector (agriculture, forestry, water
management and fishery) to the service sector
continues, although, agriculture is still the sector
where the largest percentage of the employed are
engaged.
4) Although there was a reduction in the
unemployment rate in 2007 compared to 2006
(according to all sources: LSMS, LFS, NES), the
figure is still high, and, along with an extremely
high long-term unemployment rate, it represents a
problem which should be the subject of the
employment policy in the forthcoming period.
Work on improving the business environment,
attracting direct foreign investments, providing
support to the development of small and mediumsized
enterprises are measures that could contribute
to the reduction of unemployment and higher
employment.
5) The percentage of the poor people has fallen
among the employed, unemployed and non-active
population. The most vulnerable categories are
those with informal employment, people with
primary school education and people who have
never previously worked.
6) Informal employment accounts for over one
third of the total number of the employed and most
informal employees only have primary school level
education.
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