National Statistical Committee
      of the Republic of Belarus
 

Official statistics

Annual data

 

Economically active population

(on average per year)

 

1995

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

 

Thsd. persons

Total economically active population1)

4524,2

4537,0

4519,5

4500,3

4480,0

4428,2

4479,5

4521,7

4553,6

4638,1

4667,9

men

2147,5

2151,5

2126,8

2103,8

2085,9

2066,9

2113,0

2140,5

2161,2

2188,7

2212,2

women

2376,7

2385,5

2392,7

2396,5

2394,1

2361,3

2366,5

2381,2

2392,4

2449,4

2455,7

Out of total number of economically active population, persons in employment – total1)

4409,6

4441,0

4417,4

4380,8

4339,3

4316,3

4403,0

4457,5

4505,0

4594,4

4625,7

men

2105,7

2113,9

2085,0

2056,9

2033,8

2029,0

2088,4

2118,9

2143,8

2172,7

2193,8

women

2303,9

2327,1

2332,4

2323,9

2305,5

2287,3

2314,6

2338,6

2361,2

2421,7

2431,9

 

As percent of economically active population

Total economically active population

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

men

47,5

47,4

47,0

46,8

46,6

46,7

47,2

47,4

47,5

47,2

47,4

women

52,5

52,6

53,0

53,2

53,4

53,3

52,8

52,6

52,5

52,8

52,6

Out of total number of economically active population, persons in employment – total

97,5

97,9

97,7

97,3

96,9

97,5

98,3

98,6

98,9

99,1

99,1

men

46,6

46,6

46,1

45,7

45,4

45,8

46,6

46,9

47,1

46,9

47,0

women

50,9

51,3

51,6

51,6

51,5

51,7

51,7

51,7

51,8

52,2

52,1

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1) Since 2005, the number of employed includes persons who performed work under civil-law contracts, and for whom this work was the only one.

 

Number of employed by branches of the economy

 (percent of total)

 


 

Number of employed by ownership types1)

(percent of total)

 

 

1995

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Total employed in the economy

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

of which by ownership types:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

state

59,8

57,2

57,2

55,1

52,9

52,4

51,9

51,4

50,8

50,0

47,5

private

40,1

42,4

42,2

44,0

46,1

46,4

46,8

47,3

47,7

48,4

50,9

mixed with foreign share

0,5

1,4

1,6

1,8

2,2

2,5

2,6

2,7

2,9

3,2

3,2

foreign

0,1

0,4

0,6

0,9

1,0

1,2

1,3

1,3

1,5

1,6

1,6

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1) Data by ownership types are presented in accordance with the currently effective legislation.

 

 

 

Number of unemployed registered with agencies for labour, employment and social protection

(end of year)

 

 

1995

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Number of unemployed, thsd. persons

131,0

95,8

102,9

130,5

136,1

83,0

67,9

52,0

44,1

37,3

40,3

of which:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

men

46,7

37,6

40,8

47,8

46,1

25,5

21,1

17,7

15,2

14,7

17,3

women

84,3

58,2

62,1

82,7

90,0

57,5

46,8

34,3

28,9

22,6

23,0

Registered unemployment rate


(as percent of economically active population)

2,9

2,1

2,3

3,0

3,1

1,9

1,5

1,2

1,0

0,8

0,9