{"id":177879,"date":"2026-03-03T13:56:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T10:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/177879\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"bielstat-dismissals-outnumbered-hires-by-1-8-percent-in-january","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/177879\/","title":{"rendered":"Bie\u0142stat: dismissals outnumbered hires by 1.8 percent in January"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/rabota_kaska_pixabay_1128x752.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/rabota_kaska_pixabay_1128x752.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/rabota_kaska_pixabay_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/rabota_kaska_pixabay_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/rabota_kaska_pixabay_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/rabota_kaska_pixabay_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(multifacetedgirl \/ pixabay.com)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>March 3, <em>Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Belarus saw a 1.8-percent excess in dismissals over recruitments in January, with 44,320 workers laid off and 43,537 hired, according to <em>Pozirk<\/em>\u2019s analysis of the National Statistical Committee\u2019s (Bie\u0142stat) data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The number of people who found new jobs rose by 1.6 percent year on year, while the number of layoffs grew by 4 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Belarusian economy employed 4.163 million people in January, 1,600 fewer than in December 2024, according to the official data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of March 3, the State Employment Service listed 155,262 job openings, 2.5 percent fewer than a month earlier.<\/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\/2025\/10\/rabota_kaska_pixabay_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/rabota_kaska_pixabay_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/rabota_kaska_pixabay_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/rabota_kaska_pixabay_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/rabota_kaska_pixabay_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/rabota_kaska_pixabay_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u042d\u043a\u043e\u043d\u043e\u043c\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">\u042d\u043a\u043e\u043d\u043e\u043c\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Belarus\u2019 employed workforce down 1,600 from December \u2013 official data<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">February 26, Pozirk.\u00a0The Belarusian economy employed 4.163 million people in January, 1,600 fewer than in December 2025, according to Pozirk\u2019s analysis of the National Statistical Committee (Bie\u0142stat) data. 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