THE UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA

Abstract

One of the tenets of sustainable economic development paradigm is reduction of unemployment, which leads to reduction of social inequality and poverty. Having this in mind, the main subject of this paper is an analysis of the unemployment in the Republic of Macedonia. Particularly the current as well as the possible economic policy measures for addressing this problem.

This paper consists of five (5) parts, that are:

I. Introduction;

II. Type and rate of unemployment in the Republic of Macedonia;

III. Structural characteristics of the labour market in the Republic of Macedonia;

IV. Policies for reducing the unemployment in the Republic of Macedonia; and

V. Conclusion.

In the first part: “Introduction”, we define and explain the subject of our research. In the second part: “Type and rate of unemployment in the Republic of Macedonia”, we presents the rate of unemployment in Macedonia. In the third part: “Structural characteristics of the labour market in the Republic of Macedonia”, we analyze in detail the structural features of Macedonian labour market. In the fourth part of this paper “Policies for reducing the unemployment in the Republic of Macedonia”, we explain the necessary policies for decreasing the unemployment in the Republic of Macedonia.Finally, the fifth part of this paper is the “Conclusion”, in which we are giving our basic conclusions that arise from our paper.