14:09, 20 December 2023 | GMT +6
Over 900,000 Kazakhstanis get employed since Jan
927,000 people obtained employment in 2023, Kazinform News Agency quotes Kazakh Labor and Social Protection Minister Svetlana Zhakupova as saying at today’s briefing at the central communications service.
As for vulnerable social groups, 9,102 people received grants to start up a business, acquire necessary equipment, or improve their living conditions.
The minister said, 357,000 people were employed this year thanks to the private initiatives, 257,000 thanks to the national projects.
Besides, there is a natural flow from employment to inactivity due to pregnancy or retirement which generates over 200, 000 new jobs.