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In Belarus, organizations in September once again hired more employees than they dismissed. In August, the opposite was true, with layoffs exceeding new hires, according to new data from Belstat. The report does not include information from micro and small enterprises without ministerial affiliation.
In September, 71.99 thousand people were hired, while 63.67 thousand were dismissed — meaning the number of new hires exceeded layoffs by 7,083.
However, over the first nine months of the year, the overall balance remained in favor of layoffs. A total of 581.23 thousand people were hired, while 691 thousand were dismissed — 18.88 thousand more.
In September, the number of new hires increased by 17.7% compared to the same month last year, and by 17.5% over the nine-month period. The number of dismissals in September rose by 16.3% year-on-year, and by 11.8% over the nine months.
In September, the balance remained negative — in favor of dismissals — in agriculture, forestry and fisheries (-992), manufacturing (-1,427), and transport and logistics (-1,361).
A positive balance — in favor of hiring — was recorded in construction (+640), trade (+489), information and communications (+88), education (+9,440), and healthcare (+394).
From January to September, layoffs outnumbered hires in agriculture, forestry and fisheries (-1,421), healthcare (-2,928), manufacturing (-5,688), trade (-2,449), transport and logistics (-3,633), public administration (-381), and education (-7,300).
The sectors with a positive hiring balance over the same period were information and communications (+1,492), accommodation services (+270), and construction (+4,966).