Unemployment

  • Economy

An economic boom instead of a crisis? There is a shortage of workers even for €8K

While some experts predict an imminent crisis, others discuss a possible upturn in the Lithuanian economy. At least for now,…

1 year ago
  • Economy

Many workers are at risk of losing their jobs: are entrepreneurs playing tricks or officials being too tough?

Representatives of factory workers are preparing a protest against the Government and other institutions that are not doing enough to…

1 year ago
  • Economy

Economists warn of rising wages and unemployment: no longer able to keep up

Wage growth in Lithuania remains in double digits. According to Sodra, in the second quarter of this year, people's incomes…

2 years ago
  • Economy

Potential jobs-related friction: immigrants taking on jobs Lithuanians unwilling to do

The pandemic has closed borders and increased unemployment in Lithuania to levels not seen for several years. However, even give…

4 years ago
  • Economy

Will we hire more foreign workers amid mounting labour shortage in Lithuania?

Official statistics show that the number of unemployed people surged in 2019 for the first time in several years. It…

5 years ago
  • Economy

Jobs market heating up: we near the breaking point

Gradually declining throughout years of economic uplift, unemployment levels should remain stable or rise slightly this year, specialists predict. The…

5 years ago
  • Economy

Immigration boosts labour force

Unemployment has shrunk 0.4pp in the second quarter of 2019 but was 0.2pp higher than a year ago – the…

5 years ago
  • Economy

Youth unemployment halved in Lithuania, but growing economy is not the sole factor

Youth unemployment in Lithuania has shrunk significantly over the last few years. Specialists say, however, that this is as much…

8 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Are Lithuania’s labour reforms a step forward or backwards?

The new Labour Code and Social Model that Lithuania's ruling coalition plan to push through before the end of their…

8 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Lithuania’s unemployment rate falls again in April

Lithuania’s unemployment rate dropped from to 8.2% in April as unemployment across the European Union fell slightly from 8.8% to…

8 years ago
  • Politics

Lithuanian government sets up new unemployment fund

The Lithuanian government and parliament groups have agreed to set up an unemployment fund. The money would be used to…

9 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Unemployment in Lithuania down in March

Lithuania's Labour Exchange reports the growing number of new jobs and decreasing unemployment in March.Last month, the number of job…

9 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Unemployment continues to drop across EU while rising in Lithuania

According to Eurostat, the European Union's statistical department, unemployment fell through the Euro zone and the EU in January while…

9 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Unemployment rises in Lithuania as it falls across eurozone

Unemployment increased in Lithuania in December as it fell across the eurozone, according to the latest figures from Eurostat, the…

9 years ago
  • Economy

Lithuanian GDP ‘to rise by over 3% every year to 2019’

Contracted export market and Russian economic stagnation last year slowed Lithuania's gross domestic product growth, but this year the growth…

9 years ago
  • Economy

Lithuania’s economy to ride out global turmoil in 2016

Lithuania's economy will grow by 2.8% in 2015 despite a range of headwinds, driven on by increased consumer spending, low…

9 years ago
  • Economy

‘Increased consumer spending kept Lithuania out of recession in 2015’

Increased household consumption and investment are increasingly driving economic growth in Lithuania - without them the Lithuanian economy could have…

9 years ago
  • Society

Creativity and boredom in a Lithuanian town coping with globalisation

Having joined the eurozone this year and successfully advertised its natural and urban wonders, Lithuania has become a new darling…

9 years ago
  • Economy

Ernst & Young revises Lithuania’s 2015 GDP growth forecast to 2.1 percent

Professional services firm Ernst & Young (EY) has published its latest economic forecast for the euro area. It is projected…

9 years ago
  • Economy

Lithuania cuts unemployment by 1.8 percentage points since January

According to the latest statistics published by the Eurostat, Lithuania managed to cut its unemployment rate almost by two percentage…

9 years ago