Level of youth unemployment reduced in Akmola rgn
18:58, 24 February 2015
ASTANA. KAZINFORM - In Akmola region youth unemployment rate in Q4 of 2014 decreased by 1.1%, this has been announced today by the head of the Regional Department of Youth Policy Shahmardan Baimanov.
"According to the Department of Statistics, in Akmola region at the end of the 4th quarter of 2014 youth unemployment rate was 4.2%, which is 1.1% lower than in the same period of the last year," he said. According to Sh.Baymanov, the indicator has been achieved due to the implementation of programs and projects aimed at providing employment for young professionals. In particular, under "With diploma - to a village!" program last year 439 people received moving expenses in the amount of 56.9 million tenge. 320 young people have been employed under "Youth practice" program.