1. CENTRAL OFFICE OF LABOUR, SOCIAL AFFAIRS AND FAMILY, Slovakia
Innovative interventions focused on long – term unemployed people and immigrants
PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC
September 20-21, 2012

2. Surface area 49,035 sq kilometres
Population ,4 million inhabitants
Capital Bratislava (430,000 citizens)
Official language Slovak
Monetary unit Euro
Government Republic with parliament democracy

3. SITUATION OF THE LABOUR MARKET IN SLOVAKIA BY JULY 30, 2012
januar
februar
march
april
may
june
july
august
september
october
november
december
2012
13,69
13,76
13,40
13,19
13,34
13,27
2011
12,98
13,16
13,13
12,94
12,84
13,15
13,12
13,37
13,29
13,33
13,59
2010
12,89
12,97
12,88
12,52
12,24
12,34
12,33
12,19
12,42
12,29
12,22
12,46
2009
9,03
9,72
10,33
10,92
11,39
11,81
12,07
12,05
12,45
12,40
12,66

4. DEVELOPMENT OF UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN SLOVAKIA

5. Long-term unemployment
Disadvantaged groups of jobseekers
2009
(%)
2010
2011
Long-term unemployed people (longer than 12 months)
35.5
45.2
48,0
Graduates
6.8
7.4
7,5
Disabled jobseekers
2.7
2.9
3,2
Young people
0.9
0,9
Other jobseekers (older than 50 years)
21.7
22.2
22,3

6. Long-term unemployment
Jobseekers unemployed for more than 12 months –shares on the total numbers

7. Long-term unemployment
Structure of jobseekers according to education (2011)
Jobseekers
(%)
Long-term jobseekers (%)
Basic education
29,46
40,89
Lower secundary education
32,77
32,81
Higher secundary education
29,65
21,99
University degree
7,99
4,23
PhD. and higher
0,12
0,05

8. Active measures for long-term job-seekers
contribution for incorporation of an disadvantaged jobseeker
contribution for employment of the disadvantaged jobseeker
employment aid for the disadvantaged jobseeker in a social enterprise
contribution for supporting regional and local employment.

9. Active measures for long-term job-seekers
contribution for activation activities conducted in the form of communal services for a village or in the form of minor services for self-governing region
contribution for activation activities conducted in the form of voluntary service

10. Contribution for activation activities
One of the most widely used active measure in Slovakia ( jobseekers involved in 2011)
Improvement of work habits of long-term jobseekers
Service for community

11. Contribution for activation activities
improvement of economic, social and cultural conditions
creation, protection, maintenance and improvement of the environment for the inhabitants of the village,
heritage protection,
support of education
development and provision of social services and other activities of the village in the social field,
development and protection of spiritual and cultural values
additional education of children and young people and their development
support of communal activities.

12. Contribution for activation activities
Extent of activation activities - 20 hours a week - 6 months + 6 months - 63 Euro per month

13. Description of foreign migration in the Slovak Republic
Accession to the European Union constituted an unprecedented developmental impulse. Since the end of 2004 until the end of 2010, there was an increase in foreign nationals legally residing in the Slovak Republic to (i.e. 3 times increased).
Although, few years ago such percentage was barely thinkable, in international benchmarking it is still a very small number – within the EU 27 lower shares of foreign nationals (in 2010) had only Bulgaria, Romania, Lithuania and Poland.

14. Increase of foreign nationals with authorised residence in the Slovak Republic in 2004 – 2010

15. Increase of foreign nationals with authorised residence in the Slovak Republic in 2004 – 2010
Indicator / Year
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Number of foreign nationals at the end of the year
22108
25635
32153
41214
52706
58322
62584
Year on year increase in %
-24.3
15,9
25,4
28,2
27,9
10,7
7,3
Share of foreign nationals on the overall population of the country in %
0.41
0.48
0.60
0.76
0.97
1,07
1,15
Granted authorizations during the year
8081
7595
11312
15159
16553
11790
9535
76.7
-6.0
48.9
34.0
40948
-28.8
-19.1

16. The most numerous groups of foreign nationals (more than 1000 people) from the EU and third countries in Slovakia (2011)
Europe:
Third countries:
Czech Republic (8 331)
Ukraine (5 786)
Romania (5 755)
Serbia (2 597)
Hungary (5 184)
Vietnam (2 032)
Poland (4 959)
Russian Federation (1 942)
Germany (3 770)
China (1 729)
Austria (1 948),
South Korea (1 592)
Bulgaria (1 641)
Italy (1 580)
France (1472)
Great Britain (1 397)

17. Foreign nationals on the labour market of the Slovak Republic on 31
Foreign nationals on the labour market of the Slovak Republic on 31. December 2010
The labour migrants in the Slovak Republic in the analysed period were characterised by a high level of completed education. There was only a minimal share of them with basic education, on the other side, there was a high portion of migrants with a university degree. In 2004, the share of employed foreign nationals with a university degree was more than 50 % but, until 2010, it gradually decreased in favour of the persons with secondary education to 34.1 %.

18. Prognosis of the development in the area of foreign migration in the Slovak Republic
there will be an moderate increase in population of the Slovak Republic (Chart 10)
the year 2020 will be the point of inflection of the prevailing trend
after this year, there will be a negative development marked by a rapid decrease of population of the Slovak Republic, which will probably reach million inhabitants in 2050
other forecasts, analyses and studies suggest that even more serious consequences will be caused by structural and qualitative changes in Slovak population.
out of these changes, the most visible will be ageing of population (mostly between 2025 a 2050)

19. there will be two mechanisms of ageing: “from below“ and “from above”, i.e. by decreasing birth-rate and natural growth or by increasing median life expectancy at birth, average age and others
this will cause a decrease in the number of children and a share of persons in reproductive / productive age, on the other side, there will be a dramatic increase of pensioners; the ageing index will be extremely high.
according to UN, it is expected that Slovak Republic will have one of the oldest population in the world (in 2050 it will occupy the 11th place)

20. Thank you for your attention
Matúš Caban
Adrián Augustín
Central office of labour,
social affairs and family, Slovakia