Over 7mln people employed as wage workers in Kazakhstan

“In the fourth quarter of 2024, 9,197,000 people were employed across various sectors of the country's economy, of which 7,047,800 (76.6% of the total workforce) were wage workers, and 2,149,200 (23.4%) were self-employed. The employment rate among the population aged 15 and older was 65%,” the National Statistics Bureau says.

The highest proportion of employed individuals was observed in the following sectors: trade (16,8%), education (13,1%), industry (12,5%), and agriculture (10,6%).

“Compared to the fourth quarter of 2023, overall employment increased by 154,800 people, primarily due to wage workers (up by 141,500 people) and self-employed workers (up by 13,300), the National Statistics Bureau  reports.

According to a sample survey results, unemployment rate in Kazakhstan, calculated based on the International Labour Organization's methodology (those without income-generating activities, actively seeking employment, and willing to start work), was 4.6%.

The share of officially registered unemployed individuals with the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection stood at 2.9% of the workforce as of the end of January 2025.

As reported earlier, 995 new workplaces were generated within a week and over 60,000 new jobs would be created in Almaty region in 2025.