Labour Force Survey, I Quarter 2014

/ Republic of Serbia
Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia / ISSN 0353-9555
Statistical release / RS10
Number 109 – Year LXIV, 30/04/2014
Labour Force Survey / SERB109 RS10 300414

Labour Force Survey, I quarter 2014

– Preliminary results –

Labour Force Survey represents a survey that ensures the most comprehensive analysis of the labour force status and fluctuations in the labour market.

In conducting this survey, applied were the methodological solutions harmonized with the recommendations and definitions of the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the requirements of Eurostat (European Statistical Office) and thereby provided is the most important source for international comparisons of data in the area of labour statistics among the Republic of Serbia and other countries. The frame for the sample selection is based on the Census of population, households and dwellings 2011.

The survey covered about 8000 households. The survey data relate to the Republic of Serbia and its regions according to the Regulation on nomenclature of statistical territorial units. The data were collected for the demographic features of the whole population, for the population aged 15 and over and the data on their working status/activity. The total of 23330 persons were interviewed and for 20284 persons the data regarding their working status/activity were obtained, which equals to 0.3% of the total number of persons aged 15 and over.

The Labour Force Survey was carried out in February 2014and the period of observation extended from January 27 to February 2, 2014.

Structure of active population aged 15 and over, I quarter 2014

– Republic of Serbia –

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1.Population aged 15 and over, by region, type of settlement, age groups, education, sex and activity, I quarter 2014

Total / Total / Sex
Male / Female
active / employed / un-employed / inactive / all / active / employed / un-employed / inactive / All / active / employed / un-employed / inactive
Population aged 15 and over – total / 6108556 / 2956753 / 2342966 / 613787 / 3151803 / 2939532 / 1681005 / 1342356 / 338649 / 1258528 / 3169024 / 1275748 / 1000610 / 275138 / 1893276
Region
Beogradski region / 1430277 / 668436 / 548449 / 119988 / 761841 / 658713 / 359945 / 291144 / 68801 / 298768 / 771564 / 308492 / 257305 / 51187 / 463073
Region Vojvodine / 1640077 / 778123 / 613294 / 164830 / 861954 / 785190 / 440211 / 346337 / 93874 / 344978 / 854887 / 337912 / 266957 / 70955 / 516975
Region Šumadije i Zapadne Srbije / 1713968 / 878352 / 698131 / 180221 / 835616 / 838965 / 506735 / 412277 / 94459 / 332230 / 875003 / 371617 / 285855 / 85762 / 503386
Region Južne i Istočne Srbije / 1324234 / 631841 / 483093 / 148748 / 692393 / 656665 / 374114 / 292599 / 81515 / 282551 / 667569 / 257728 / 190494 / 67234 / 409841
Region Kosovo i Metohija / ... / ... / ... / ... / ... / ... / ... / ... / ... / ... / ... / ... / ... / ... / ...
Type of settlement
Urban / 3697858 / 1750911 / 1362647 / 388264 / 1946947 / 1730639 / 959301 / 746812 / 212489 / 771338 / 1967219 / 791610 / 615835 / 175775 / 1175609
Other / 2410698 / 1205841 / 980319 / 225522 / 1204857 / 1208894 / 721704 / 595544 / 126159 / 487190 / 1201804 / 484138 / 384775 / 99363 / 717667
Age groups
15–24 / 749304 / 203585 / 98070 / 105515 / 545719 / 384928 / 127466 / 61948 / 65519 / 257462 / 364376 / 76119 / 36122 / 39997 / 288257
25–34 / 845038 / 662175 / 469636 / 192540 / 182863 / 441782 / 376013 / 276018 / 99996 / 65768 / 403256 / 286162 / 193618 / 92544 / 117094
35–44 / 882625 / 753603 / 625452 / 128151 / 129022 / 440143 / 402818 / 340237 / 62581 / 37324 / 442482 / 350785 / 285215 / 65570 / 91698
45–54 / 946560 / 725590 / 612537 / 113054 / 220970 / 456383 / 382863 / 324495 / 58368 / 73521 / 490177 / 342728 / 288042 / 54686 / 147449
55–64 / 1221363 / 496958 / 423369 / 73589 / 724406 / 585092 / 319966 / 268358 / 51607 / 265126 / 636272 / 176992 / 155011 / 21981 / 459280
65+ / 1463666 / 114842 / 113903 / * / 1348824 / 631205 / 71878 / 71300 / * / 559326 / 832461 / 42963 / 42602 / * / 789498
Education
No education / 134066 / (14605) / (12038) / * / 119461 / 25350 / (6547) / (5413) / * / 18803 / 108715 / (8058) / (6625) / * / 100658
Low / 1896198 / 549745 / 445044 / 104701 / 1346453 / 787257 / 313039 / 252620 / 60419 / 474218 / 1108941 / 236706 / 192424 / 44281 / 872235
Medium / 3071851 / 1751619 / 1349582 / 402037 / 1320232 / 1647235 / 1057041 / 826032 / 231009 / 590194 / 1424616 / 694578 / 523550 / 171028 / 730038
High / 1006441 / 640784 / 536302 / 104482 / 365657 / 479689 / 304378 / 258292 / 46086 / 175312 / 526752 / 336407 / 278011 / 58396 / 190345

Without data for Region Kosovo I Metohija.

- No occurance.

* Too imprecise estimate to be published.

( ) Less precise estimate - use with caution.

Structure of population aged 15 and over, by status and age groups, I quarter 2014

– Republic of Serbia –

2. Rates of activity, employment, unemployment and inactivity, by age classes, sex and type of settlement, I quarter 2014

Total / Sex / Type of settlement
male / female / urban / other
October 2012 / April 2013 / October 2013 / I quarter 2014 / October 2012 / April 2013 / October 2013 / I quarter 2014 / October 2012 / April 2013 / October 2013 / I quarter 2014 / October 2012 / April 2013 / October 2013 / I quarter 2014 / October 2012 / April 2013 / October 2013 / I quarter 2014
Population aged 15+
Activity rate / 47,3 / 47,9 / 49,0 / 48,4 / 56,1 / 56,8 / 57,3 / 57,2 / 39,1 / 39,7 / 41,2 / 40,3 / 46,0 / 46,9 / 47,8 / 47,3 / 48,9 / 49,4 / 50,8 / 50,0
Employment rate / 36,7 / 36,3 / 39,1 / 38,4 / 44,0 / 44,1 / 46,2 / 45,7 / 29,8 / 29,2 / 32,5 / 31,6 / 34,4 / 34,6 / 36,6 / 36,8 / 39,7 / 38,9 / 42,9 / 40,7
Unemployment rate / 22,4 / 24,1 / 20,1 / 20,8 / 21,5 / 22,3 / 19,4 / 20,1 / 23,7 / 26,5 / 21,2 / 21,6 / 25,2 / 26,3 / 23,4 / 22,2 / 18,9 / 21,1 / 15,6 / 18,7
Inactivity rate / 52,7 / 52,1 / 51,0 / 51,6 / 43,9 / 43,2 / 42,7 / 42,8 / 60,9 / 60,3 / 58,8 / 59,7 / 54,0 / 53,1 / 52,2 / 52,7 / 51,1 / 50,6 / 49,2 / 50,0
Young population (15–24)
Activity rate / 30,2 / 29,5 / 27,9 / 27,2 / 36,9 / 35,2 / 32,9 / 33,1 / 22,7 / 23,2 / 22,3 / 20,9 / 25,4 / 24,5 / 23,7 / 22,1 / 36,9 / 37,0 / 34,6 / 35,4
Employment rate / 14,7 / 14,8 / 14,2 / 13,1 / 18,7 / 20,3 / 17,5 / 16,1 / 10,2 / 8,9 / 10,5 / 9,9 / 10,4 / 10,9 / 10,9 / 9,9 / 20,9 / 20,8 / 19,4 / 18,3
Unemployment rate / 51,2 / 49,7 / 49,1 / 51,8 / 49,1 / 42,4 / 46,9 / 51,4 / 54,9 / 61,8 / 52,8 / 52,5 / 59,2 / 55,5 / 53,9 / 55,3 / 43,4 / 43,9 / 43,9 / 48,3
Inactivity rate / 69,8 / 70,5 / 72,1 / 72,8 / 63,1 / 64,8 / 67,1 / 66,9 / 77,3 / 76,8 / 77,7 / 79,1 / 74,6 / 75,5 / 76,3 / 77,9 / 63,1 / 63,0 / 65,4 / 64,6
Working age population (15–64)
Activity rate / 60,4 / 61,0 / 62,2 / 61,2 / 68,9 / 69,8 / 70,5 / 69,7 / 51,8 / 52,4 / 54,0 / 52,8 / 59,4 / 60,5 / 61,4 / 60,7 / 61,7 / 61,8 / 63,5 / 62,0
Employment rate / 46,4 / 45,8 / 49,2 / 48,0 / 53,7 / 53,6 / 56,2 / 55,1 / 39,1 / 38,1 / 42,1 / 41,0 / 44,4 / 44,5 / 46,9 / 47,1 / 49,3 / 47,8 / 52,7 / 49,4
Unemployment rate / 23,1 / 25,0 / 21,0 / 21,6 / 22,1 / 23,1 / 20,2 / 21,0 / 24,5 / 27,3 / 22,0 / 22,3 / 25,3 / 26,5 / 23,6 / 22,3 / 20,1 / 22,7 / 17,1 / 20,3
Inactivity rate / 39,6 / 39,0 / 37,8 / 38,8 / 31,1 / 30,2 / 29,5 / 30,3 / 48,2 / 47,6 / 46,0 / 47,2 / 40,6 / 39,5 / 38,6 / 39,3 / 38,3 / 38,2 / 36,5 / 38,0

Rates of activity, employment, unemployment and inactivity for the population aged 15 and over, by sex, I quarter 2014

- Republic of Serbia -

3. Rates of activity, employment, unemployment and inactivity by age classes and regions, I quarter 2014

Republic of Serbia
Beogradski region / Region Vojvodine / Region Šumadije i Zapadne Srbije / Region Južne i Istočne Srbije / Region Kosovo i Metohija
October 2012 / April 2013 / October 2013 / I quarter 2014 / October 2012 / April 2013 / October 2013 / I quarter 2014 / October 2012 / April 2013 / October 2013 / I quarter 2014 / October 2012 / April 2013 / October 2013 / I quarter 2014
Population aged 15+
Activity rate / 44,8 / 46,8 / 46,5 / 46,7 / 47,0 / 47,1 / 48,5 / 47,4 / 50,5 / 49,5 / 50,5 / 51,2 / 46,0 / 48,0 / 50,3 / 47,7 / ...
Employment rate / 35,8 / 37,9 / 38,8 / 38,3 / 34,9 / 35,4 / 37,3 / 37,4 / 40,3 / 36,7 / 41,1 / 40,7 / 35,1 / 35,4 / 39,3 / 36,5 / ...
Unemployment rate / 20,1 / 19,0 / 16,7 / 18,0 / 25,7 / 24,8 / 23,1 / 21,2 / 20,3 / 25,9 / 18,6 / 20,5 / 23,8 / 26,3 / 22,0 / 23,5 / ...
Inactivity rate / 55,2 / 53,2 / 53,5 / 53,3 / 53,0 / 52,9 / 51,5 / 52,6 / 49,5 / 50,5 / 49,5 / 48,8 / 54,0 / 52,0 / 49,7 / 52,3 / ...
Young population (15–24)
Activity rate / 25,5 / 23,2 / 19,8 / 20,5 / 29,9 / 32,0 / 34,5 / 31,4 / 33,7 / 31,3 / 25,2 / 27,3 / 30,5 / 29,9 / 30,9 / 28,3 / ...
Employment rate / 10,5 / 12,6 / 11,5 / 11,6 / 14,0 / 17,2 / 16,9 / 15,9 / 19,4 / 15,7 / 13,6 / 12,6 / 13,6 / 12,6 / 14,2 / 11,7 / ...
Unemployment rate / 58,9 / 45,8 / 42,0 / 43,5 / 53,0 / 46,2 / 50,9 / 49,2 / 42,3 / 49,7 / 46,2 / 53,8 / 55,4 / 57,9 / 53,9 / 58,6 / ...
Inactivity rate / 74,5 / 76,8 / 80,2 / 79,5 / 70,1 / 68,0 / 65,5 / 68,6 / 66,3 / 68,7 / 74,8 / 72,7 / 69,5 / 70,1 / 69,1 / 71,7 / ...
Working age population (15–64)
Activity rate / 59,7 / 61,9 / 62,0 / 61,1 / 59,5 / 59,1 / 61,6 / 60,3 / 62,9 / 62,1 / 61,6 / 62,6 / 58,9 / 61,3 / 64,0 / 60,4 / ...
Employment rate / 47,6 / 50,0 / 51,5 / 50,0 / 44,0 / 44,2 / 47,1 / 47,3 / 49,5 / 44,9 / 49,2 / 48,9 / 44,4 / 44,5 / 49,1 / 45,5 / ...
Unemployment rate / 20,4 / 19,2 / 16,9 / 18,2 / 26,0 / 25,1 / 23,5 / 21,6 / 21,3 / 27,6 / 20,1 / 21,9 / 24,7 / 27,4 / 23,2 / 24,8 / ...
Inactivity rate / 40,3 / 38,1 / 38,0 / 38,9 / 40,5 / 40,9 / 38,4 / 39,7 / 37,1 / 37,9 / 38,4 / 37,4 / 41,1 / 38,7 / 36,0 / 39,6 / ...

Without data on Kosovo and Metohija.

4. Employed by age groups, education, sex, region and type of settlement, I quarter 2014

Without data for Region Kosovo I Metohija.

- No occurance.

* Too imprecise estimate to be published.

( ) Less precise estimate - use with caution.

5. Employed by employment status, ownership, working hours, sex, region and type of settlement, I quarter 2014

Without data for Region Kosovo I Metohija.

- No occurance.

* Too imprecise estimate to be published.

( ) Less precise estimate - use with caution.

Structure of employed persons aged 15 and over, by employment status and sex,

I quarter 2014

- Republic of Serbia -

6. Formal and informal employed persons, by employment status, education, sex, region and type of settlement, I quarter 2014

Total / Sex / Serbia – North / Serbia – South / Type of settlement
male / female / Beogradski region / Region Vojvodine / Region Šumadije i Zapadne Srbije / Region Južne i Istočne Srbije / Region Kosovo i Metohija / urban / other
Employed – total / 2342966 / 1342356 / 1000610 / 548449 / 613294 / 698131 / 483093 / ... / 1362647 / 980319
Formally employed / 1863236 / 1082454 / 780782 / 507783 / 505271 / 489701 / 360482 / ... / 1246208 / 617029
By employment status
Employees / 1518295 / 823436 / 694859 / 441708 / 416573 / 369016 / 290998 / ... / 1075460 / 442834
Self-employed with employees / 86163 / 61007 / 25155 / (24498) / 22129 / 25309 / (14226) / ... / 63613 / 22549
Self-employed without employees / 258779 / 198010 / 60768 / 41577 / 66569 / 95375 / 55257 / ... / 107134 / 151645
By education
No education / * / * / * / * / - / * / * / ... / * / *
Low / 205526 / 138730 / 66796 / 22951 / 57432 / 76568 / 48574 / ... / 54926 / 150600
Medium / 1142570 / 699462 / 443108 / 283039 / 309202 / 314758 / 235570 / ... / 742286 / 400284
High / 512078 / 242001 / 270077 / 200831 / 138637 / 97709 / 74900 / ... / 447254 / 64823
Informally employed / 479730 / 259902 / 219828 / 40666 / 108023 / 208431 / 122611 / ... / 116440 / 363290
By employment status
Employees / 62352 / 36141 / 26212 / (9348) / 26851 / 14291 / 11863 / ... / 36513 / 25839
Self-employed with employees / * / * / * / * / * / * / - / ... / * / *
Self-employed without employees / 227955 / 169089 / 58865 / 24489 / 52327 / 89797 / 61342 / ... / 62600 / 165354
Unpaid family workers / 187056 / 52796 / 134260 / (5587) / 28171 / 103892 / 49406 / ... / (16829) / 170227
By education
No education / (8976) / * / (5823) / * / * / * / * / ... / * / (7919)
Low / 239518 / 113889 / 125628 / (12995) / 40118 / 120457 / 65947 / ... / 30320 / 209197
Medium / 207012 / 126570 / 80442 / 20259 / 54908 / 80125 / 51720 / ... / 68770 / 138243
High / 24225 / 16290 / (7934) / (6790) / (11366) / (3987) / (2082) / ... / 16293 / (7932)
Rates of informally employed / 20,5 / 19,4 / 22,0 / 7,4 / 17,6 / 29,9 / 25,4 / ... / 8,5 / 37,1

Without data for Region Kosovo I Metohija.

- No occurance.

* Too imprecise estimate to be published.

( ) Less precise estimate - use with caution.

7. Employed by activity sections, sex, region and type of settlement, I quarter 2014

Total / Sex / Serbia – North / Serbia – South / Type of settlement
male / female / Beogradski region / Region Vojvodine / Region Šumadije i Zapadne Srbije / Region Južne i Istočne Srbije / Region Kosovo i Metohija / urban / other
Employed – total / 2342966 / 1342356 / 1000610 / 548449 / 613294 / 698131 / 483093 / ... / 1362647 / 980319
Activity sections
Agriculture, forestry and fishing / 469196 / 288581 / 180614 / 17796 / 103523 / 229764 / 118112 / ... / 47293 / 421902
Mining and quarrying / 27230 / 23010 / * / 8752 / 3104 / 7188 / 8185 / ... / (12644) / (14586)
Manufacturing / 388127 / 252683 / 135443 / 50399 / 134639 / 126614 / 76476 / ... / 231510 / 156617
Electricity, gas, steam and air-conditioning supply / 31266 / 23081 / (8185) / 6871 / 3654 / 8445 / 12296 / ... / 20860 / (10405)
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities / 37139 / 26641 / (10498) / 5465 / 10778 / 10639 / 10257 / ... / 25571 / (11568)
Construction / 96744 / 81785 / (14959) / 27946 / 24329 / 28135 / 16333 / ... / 58713 / 38030
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles / 300020 / 148997 / 151023 / 96698 / 83859 / 74193 / 45271 / ... / 218402 / 81618
Transportation and storage / 141317 / 115422 / 25895 / 47885 / 37480 / 30776 / 25176 / ... / 104247 / 37070
Accommodation and food service activities / 62153 / 30003 / 32151 / 18341 / 12171 / 19635 / 12006 / ... / 45064 / 17089
Information and communication / 56796 / 39701 / (17095) / 27471 / 17155 / 6230 / 5940 / ... / 50987 / (5809)
Financial and insurance activities / 44616 / 18143 / 26473 / 14236 / 16891 / 7681 / 5807 / ... / 39743 / *
Real estate activities / * / * / * / 692 / 658 / 905 / - / ... / * / *
Professional, scientific and technical activities / 68359 / 29171 / 39188 / 31730 / 15558 / 12652 / 8419 / ... / 58788 / (9572)
Administrative and support service activities / 47585 / 31514 / 16071 / 23182 / 12091 / 5525 / 6787 / ... / 36157 / (11428)
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security / 135750 / 82390 / 53360 / 46176 / 24207 / 29991 / 35375 / ... / 106001 / 29749
Education / 149005 / 40780 / 108225 / 43255 / 39669 / 34784 / 31297 / ... / 113878 / 35127
Human health and social work activities / 140776 / 30125 / 110651 / 40190 / 36950 / 31867 / 31769 / ... / 106309 / 34468
Arts, entertainment and recreation / 49158 / 32880 / (16278) / 19786 / 11720 / 8879 / 8773 / ... / 41449 / (7709)
Other service activities / 43803 / 23244 / 20558 / 14129 / 12978 / 10492 / 6203 / ... / 30956 / (12847)
Activities of households as employers / 51280 / 23272 / 28008 / 7057 / 11876 / 13737 / 18610 / ... / (11752) / 39527
Activities of extraterritorial organizations and bodies / * / - / * / 392 / - / - / - / ... / * / -

Without data for Region Kosovo I Metohija.

- No occurance.

* Too imprecise estimate to be published.

( ) Less precise estimate - use with caution.

8. Employed by occupation, sex, region and type of settlement, I quarter 2014

Without data for Region Kosovo I Metohija.

- No occurance.

* Too imprecise estimate to be published.

( ) Less precise estimate - use with caution

9. Employees by type of job, type of contract, sex, region and type of settlement, I quarter 2014

Total / Sex / Serbia – North / Serbia – South / Type of settlement
male / female / Beogradski region / Region Vojvodine / Region Šumadije i Zapadne Srbije / Region Južne i Istočne Srbije / Region Kosovo i Metohija / urban / other
Employees / 1580647 / 859576 / 721071 / 451055 / 443424 / 383307 / 302861 / ... / 1111974 / 468673
Type of job
Permanent job / 1326045 / 715693 / 610351 / 388421 / 359986 / 325107 / 252531 / ... / 944915 / 381130
Temporary job / 205999 / 113643 / 92356 / 56124 / 63432 / 44020 / 42423 / ... / 138543 / 67456
Seasonal job / (15561) / 11299 / 4261 / * / * / (5082) / * / ... / * / (8194)
Casual job / 33043 / 18940 / 14102 / (6065) / (13411) / (9097) / (4469) / ... / 21149 / (11894)
In enterprise/ institution:
Written contract on employment / 1328479 / 736856 / 591623 / 376853 / 371326 / 318409 / 261892 / ... / 945562 / 382917
Without written contract on employment / 10403 / 6993 / 3410 / * / * / * / * / ... / (5670) / *
In a shop (STR, SZR, SUR, etc.)
Written contract on employment / 168941 / 72660 / 96281 / 52626 / 42568 / 47804 / 25943 / ... / 112368 / 56573
Without written contract on employment / 25264 / 11612 / 13652 / * / (10702) / (5183) / (4806) / ... / 16265 / (8999)
Other
Written contract on employment / (20874) / 13919 / 6955 / (12228) / * / * / * / ... / (17530) / *
Without written contract on employment / 26685 / 17536 / 9149 / * / (11801) / (7164) / (5323) / ... / (14579) / (12106)

Without data for Region Kosovo I Metohija.

- No occurance.

* Too imprecise estimate to be published.

( ) Less precise estimate - use with caution

10. Unemployed, by age groups, time of seeking a job, previous working experience, education, sex, region and type of settlement, I quarter 2014

Total / Sex / Serbia – North / Serbia – South / Type of settlement
male / female / Beogradski region / Region Vojvodine / Region Šumadije i Zapadne Srbije / Region Južne i Istočne Srbije / Region Kosovo i Metohija / urban / other
Unemployed – total / 613787 / 338649 / 275138 / 119988 / 164830 / 180221 / 148748 / ... / 388264 / 225522
Age groups
15–24 / 105515 / 65519 / 39997 / (14134) / 31146 / 32990 / 27245 / ... / 56623 / 48892
25–34 / 192540 / 99996 / 92544 / 41208 / 46739 / 55241 / 49352 / ... / 129459 / 63080
35–44 / 128151 / 62581 / 65570 / 26081 / 34119 / 41489 / 26462 / ... / 79034 / 49117
45–54 / 113054 / 58368 / 54686 / 20799 / 29947 / 31026 / 31282 / ... / 72806 / 40248
55–64 / 73589 / 51607 / 21981 / (17405) / 22301 / 19475 / 14408 / ... / 49403 / 24185
65–75 / * / * / * / * / * / - / - / ... / * / -
Time of seeking a job
Less than 12 months / 203010 / 120047 / 82963 / 46643 / 55281 / 52087 / 48999 / ... / 135429 / 67581
12 - 24 months / 133539 / 68460 / 65079 / 29285 / 30793 / 40870 / 32591 / ... / 87219 / 46320
2 - 6 years / 172919 / 95706 / 77213 / 28663 / 51863 / 50982 / 41410 / ... / 106415 / 66504
Longer than 6 years / 104318 / 54435 / 49883 / 15396 / 26892 / 36282 / 25748 / ... / 59201 / 45117
Previous working experience
With previous working experience / 425846 / 245403 / 180443 / 91137 / 121591 / 117180 / 95939 / ... / 275418 / 150428
Without previous working experience / 187941 / 93246 / 94695 / 28850 / 43239 / 63041 / 52810 / ... / 112846 / 75095
Education
No education / * / * / * / * / * / - / * / ... / * / *
Low / 104701 / 60419 / 44281 / (12460) / 36391 / 30179 / 25672 / ... / 48585 / 56115
Medium / 402037 / 231009 / 171028 / 75988 / 108946 / 120284 / 96820 / ... / 253817 / 148220
High / 104482 / 46086 / 58396 / 31079 / 19095 / 29759 / 24549 / ... / 84780 / 19702
Long-term unemployment rate / 13,9 / 13,0 / 15,1 / 11,0 / 14,1 / 14,6 / 15,8 / ... / 14,4 / 13,1

Without data for Region Kosovo I Metohija.

- No occurance.

* Too imprecise estimate to be published.

( ) Less precise estimate - use with caution

11. Inactive population, by employment possibility, age groups, subjective status, education, sex, region and type of settlement, I quarter 2014

Total / Sex / Serbia – North / Serbia – South / Type of settlement
male / female / Beogradski region / Region Vojvodine / Region Šumadije i Zapadne Srbije / Region Južne i Istočne Srbije / Region Kosovo i Metohija / urban / other
Inactive – total / 3151803 / 1258528 / 1893276 / 761841 / 861954 / 835616 / 692393 / ... / 1946947 / 1204857
Inactive by employment possibility
Want and are able to work / 318687 / 149090 / 169597 / 75342 / 90147 / 82008 / 71190 / ... / 190710 / 127978
Wish but are not able to work / 139704 / 50673 / 89031 / 29522 / 45485 / 36075 / 28622 / ... / 90168 / 49536
Do not want to work due to personal reasons / 2068120 / 812119 / 1256001 / 493357 / 569827 / 546391 / 458545 / ... / 1298406 / 769714
Age groups of population
15–24 / 545719 / 257462 / 288257 / 126251 / 138184 / 163298 / 117986 / ... / 361447 / 184272
25–34 / 182863 / 65768 / 117094 / 45446 / 46290 / 46837 / 44290 / ... / 116701 / 66162
35–44 / 129022 / 37324 / 91698 / 27382 / 34253 / 36346 / 31040 / ... / 68251 / 60771
45–54 / 220970 / 73521 / 147449 / 47003 / 68002 / 51543 / 54421 / ... / 126736 / 94234
55–64 / 724406 / 265126 / 459280 / 171925 / 214205 / 192720 / 145556 / ... / 449731 / 274674
65+ / 1348824 / 559326 / 789498 / 343833 / 361019 / 344872 / 299100 / ... / 824081 / 524743
Subjective status of inactive persons ***
Unemployed person / 379511 / 182262 / 197249 / 90157 / 111056 / 89837 / 88462 / ... / 230782 / 148729
Pupil/ student, graduate student, person on mandatory unpaid practice / 543822 / 262788 / 281034 / 130286 / 132356 / 166773 / 114407 / ... / 377901 / 165921
Pensioner / 1695057 / 726941 / 968116 / 443182 / 459480 / 432055 / 360340 / ... / 1093406 / 601650
Person with long-term disability who does not work / 84865 / 46780 / 38086 / 17698 / 23681 / 24576 / 18911 / ... / 44382 / 40484
Housewife / 398433 / 13447 / 384986 / 64552 / 125547 / 110190 / 98145 / ... / 173079 / 225354
Other inactive person / 50115 / 26309 / 23806 / 15966 / 9834 / 12186 / 12128 / ... / 27397 / 22718
Education
No education / 119461 / 18803 / 100658 / 13266 / 36494 / 36956 / 32745 / ... / 44617 / 74844
Low / 1346453 / 474218 / 872235 / 216487 / 385490 / 396748 / 347729 / ... / 643998 / 702456
Medium / 1320232 / 590194 / 730038 / 364772 / 362763 / 333819 / 258878 / ... / 938097 / 382135
High / 365657 / 175312 / 190345 / 167315 / 77207 / 68094 / 53041 / ... / 320235 / 45422

Without data on Kosovo and Metohija.

*** Personal opinion of the interviewed person about his/ her main status, regardless of the real or formal status.

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Methodological explanations

Main definitions

The Labour Force Survey observes population aged 15 and over relative to the activity in the referent week, and not according to formal employment status of the persons interviewed.

The term employedhere anticipates the persons who did a job for at least one hour in the respective week and were duly remunerated (payments in money or in kind), as well as the persons who were employed and were absent from work in the observed week.

Unpaid family workers are the persons that rendered assistance, i.e. service to other household member/s in running family business or agricultural holding, and were not remunerated for their work.

The term unemployedrefers to the persons who in the respective week did not do any work for remuneration and who did not have a job to be absent from and which they could carry on after the absence, under the conditions as follows:

-In the last four weeks these persons undertook active steps to find job and if a job was offered, they would be able to start working in two weeks time;

-In the last four weeks these persons undertook no active steps to find job, since they had already found a job and were about to start working after the respective week, within the following three-month period at the latest.

Active population(labour force) includes all employed and unemployed persons aged 15 and over.

Inactive population anticipates the persons aged 15 and over that were not categorized as active population.

Activity rate presents the percentage share of active population in total population aged 15 and over.

Employment ratepresents the percentage share of employed population in total population aged 15 and over.

Unemployment ratepresents the percentage share of unemployed population in total number of active population.

Inactivity ratepresentsthe percentage share of inactive population in total population aged 15 and over.

Long-term unemployment rate anticipates the percentage share of the unemployed for one year and more, in the total number of active population.

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