{"id":144372,"date":"2025-06-27T13:39:04","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T10:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/144372\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"belarus-employed-workforce-shrinking-two-months-in-a-row","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/144372\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarus\u2019 employed workforce shrinking two months in a row"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>June 27, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> The Belarusian economy employed 4.122 million people in May, 0.3 percent fewer than in April, according to <em>Pozirk<\/em>\u2019s analysis of the National Statistical Committee (Bie\u0142stat) data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The number has been decreasing for two consecutive months after growing since last October, from 4.118 million to 4.146 million in March 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The employment rate of the working-age population was reported at 84.5 percent in January-March, rising 1.6 percent compared to the last quarter of 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/export_import_pixabay_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/export_import_pixabay_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/export_import_pixabay_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/export_import_pixabay_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/export_import_pixabay_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/export_import_pixabay_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Economy<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Economy<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Belarus\u2019 trade deficit widens<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">June 26, Pozirk. Belarus\u2019 foreign trade in goods and services rose by 2.2 percent year on year to $31.7 billion in January-April, said the central bank, citing preliminary data. Exports decreased by 0.3 percent to $15.4 billion, while imports rose &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/144192\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>June 27, Pozirk. The Belarusian economy employed 4.122 million people in May, 0.3 percent fewer than in April, according to Pozirk\u2019s analysis of the National Statistical Committee (Bie\u0142stat) data. The number has been decreasing for two consecutive months after growing since last October, from 4.118 million to 4.146 million in March 2025. 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