{"id":185112,"date":"2026-04-27T12:08:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T09:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/185112\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T12:08:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T09:08:16","slug":"belarus-employed-workforce-up-9700-from-february-official-data","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/185112\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarus\u2019 employed workforce up 9,700 from February \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\/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>April 27, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> The Belarusian economy employed 4.181 million people in March, 9,700 more than in February, with the number climbing 0.2 percent month on month, according to\u00a0<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. They dipped slightly in January 2026 before returning to growth over the next two months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The proportion of the employed working-age population stood at 84.4 percent in the first quarter of 2026, after 85.7 percent recorded in the fourth quarter of 2025,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of April 27, the State Employment Service listed 141,394 job openings, 5.4 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=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-25-09.11.27-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-25-09.11.27-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-25-09.11.27-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-25-09.11.27-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-25-09.11.27-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-25-09.11.27.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\">EDB: rising labor demand to drive wage growth<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">April 27, Pozirk. Increased demand for labor in Belarus provides conditions for continued wage growth, the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) said in its recent report. The employment rate in Belarus rose to 68.1 percent in the first quarter of 2026, &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/185092\">\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>April 27, Pozirk. The Belarusian economy employed 4.181 million people in March, 9,700 more than in February, with the number climbing 0.2 percent month on month, according to\u00a0Pozirk\u2019s analysis of the National Statistical Committee (Bie\u0142stat) data. 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