THE LABOUR MARKET
- a region with a high-quality workforce,
- experience in the processing industry;
- a high level of ICT knowledge and foreign languages;
- high employee loyalty;
- the average wage is lower than in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland.
LABOUR MARKET INDICATORS
| Indicator/year | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|
Population Source: SURS |
70,550 | 70,588 | 70,755 | 70,635 |
|
Employment rate Source: SURS |
61 | 62.2 | 63 | 64.4 |
| Unemployment rate
(2018-2021; Source: ZRSZ) |
7.6 | 7.5 | 8.8 | 7.1 |
| Average monthly gross salary in EUR
Source: SURS |
1,592.39 | 1,646.68 | 1,735.81 | 1,852.86 |
ECONOMY IN FIGURES
| Indicator/year | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|
Number of business entities Source: SURS |
5,480 | 5,555 | 5,552 | / |
| The number of persons employed
Source: SURS |
23,713 | 24,165
|
23,825 |
|
Indicator/year |
2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| COMPANIES | ||||
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Operating income |
2,078,084 | 2,104,256 | 1,913,368 | 2,229,879 |
| Companies’ net income from sales on the domestic market | 844,995 | 858,379 | 814,665 | 968,254 |
| Companies’ net income from sales on the EU market | 958,293 | 917,592 | 783,408 | 861,983 |
| Companies’ net income from sales on markets other than the EU | 238,476 | 289,426 | 289,416 | 334,334 |
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SOLE TRADERS |
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| Operating income | 200,738 | 196,354 | 175,246 | 205,391 |
| Traders’ net income from sales on the domestic market | 168,569 | 163,516 | 139,734 | 163,933 |
| Traders’ net income from sales on the EU market | 28,548 | 28,967 | 25,812 | 30,845 |
| Traders’ net income from sales on markets other than the EU. | 990 | 1,105 | 1,059 | 882 |
Source: Ajpes