{"id":181078,"date":"2026-03-26T12:25:51","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T09:25:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/181078\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T12:25:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T09:25:53","slug":"belarus-employed-workforce-up-8400-from-january-official-data","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/181078\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarus\u2019 employed workforce up 8,400 from January \u2013 official data"},"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\/02\/belkommunmash-minsknews.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/belkommunmash-minsknews.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/belkommunmash-minsknews-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/belkommunmash-minsknews-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/belkommunmash-minsknews-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/belkommunmash-minsknews-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Minsk-Novosti)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>March 26, <em>Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>The Belarusian economy employed 4.2 million people in February, 8,400 more than in January, according to <em>Pozirk<\/em>\u2019s analysis of the National Statistical Committee (Bie\u0142stat) data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Figures rose steadily between October 2024 and March 2025, before dropping in April and May and showing fluctuations in the following months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The proportion of the employed working-age population stood at 85.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of March 26, the State Employment Service listed 149,543 job openings, 4.4 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=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Many_Bel_Archive_POZ_1440-1171-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Many_Bel_Archive_POZ_1440-1171-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Many_Bel_Archive_POZ_1440-1171-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Many_Bel_Archive_POZ_1440-1171-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Many_Bel_Archive_POZ_1440-1171.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>                        <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\">Bie\u0142stat: pre-tax monthly pay falling for second consecutive month<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">March 24, Pozirk. Belarusians\u2019 nominal average monthly pay before taxes amounted to 2,743 rubels (about $922) in February, dropping by 0.5 percent from the January level, according to Pozirk\u2019s analysis of the National Statistics Committee\u2019s (Bie\u0142stat) data. Last year, nominal &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/180717\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March 26, Pozirk. The Belarusian economy employed 4.2 million people in February, 8,400 more than in January, according to Pozirk\u2019s analysis of the National Statistical Committee (Bie\u0142stat) data. Figures rose steadily between October 2024 and March 2025, before dropping in April and May and showing fluctuations in the following months. 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