Human Resources

The population of the region as of October 1, 2024 was 724.8 thousand people, including 484.8 thousand people (66.9%) - urban, 240.0 thousand people (33.1%) - rural residents.

The average monthly nominal wage accrued to employees (excluding small enterprises engaged in entrepreneurial activity) in the third quarter of 2024 amounted to $ 687.76, an increase compared to the third quarter of 2023 amounted to 13.7%.

Main labor market indicators

(for Q3 2024)

 

Total population

Including

Working-age population

Including

Men

Women

Men

Women

Men

Women

Total population

Labor force, people

385,756

197,073

188,683

379,250

193,764

185,486

Labor force as a percentage of population

67.3

73.3

62.1

93.5

94.6

92.4

Employed population, people

368,032

188,699

179,333

361,561

185,390

176,171

Employment rate, as a percentage of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

population aged 15 years and over

64.2

70.1

59.0

89.1

90.5

87.8

labor force

95.4

95.8

95.0

95.3

95.7

95.0

Unemployed population, people

17,724

8,374

9,350

17,689

8,374

9,315

Unemployment Rate, Percent

4.6

4.2

5.0

4.7

4.3

5.0

Youth unemployment rate, in percent (aged 15-34)*

4.3

2.8

5.9

4.3

2.9

6.0

Long-term unemployment rate, in percent

0.4

0.2

0.6

0.4

0.2

0.6

Persons not in the labor force, persons

187,290

71,948

115,342

26,372

11,108

15,264

Non-Labor Force Population Share as a Percentage

32.7

26.7

37.9

6.5

5.4

7.6


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