Labor force and wages in 2020
What was the employment rate in 2020 and what was the average salary?
According to the data of the State Statistical Office, in 2020, the active population in Macedonia is 950 858 people, of which 794 909 are employed and 155 949 are unemployed. In the table below you can see the rate for both categories:
And what was the situation with the salary?
According to the SSO, the index of the average monthly gross salary paid per employee in December 2020 compared to December 2019 increased to 105.7.
This increase is due to the increase in the gross salary in the following sectors: Information and communications (14.9%), mining and quarrying (10.9%) and health and social protection activities (10.1%).
The average gross salary per employee in December 2020 was 42 227 denars.
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