Unemployment Rate Expected to Hit Nine-Year High

Unemployment rate expected to hit nine-year high

Unemployment is set to hit its highest level in nearly nine years, as the lagging effects of last year's recession and the sluggish recovery hit hiring and wages.

Kazakhstan’s Unemployment Rate Hits 4.6%, While Structural Pressures Remain

The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s unemployment rate hit 4.6% as of 2024, Vice Minister of Labour and Social Protection of the Population Askar Biakhmetov said at a July 29 government meeting.  Askar Biakhmetov. Photo credit: Prime Minister’s Office He noted that the main contribution to employment growth was made by employed workers, whose number reached 7.1 million, while …