Labour Market Situation and Employment Services in Estonia

Jelena BudarinaKatrin Künnapuu

Unemployment Insurance FundTallinn, 2011

Sources: Statistics Estonia, the Ministry of Finance, Unemployment Insurance Fund

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Registered unemployment by regions (i.e 15 counties) Explanation: the highest rate of unemployment is in Harju county (in Tallinn and the nearby regions in north Estonia) and Ida-Viru county (north-eastern region near the Estonian-Russian border)

Unemployment rate – 10,2 %65 831 persons registered as unemployed (31 March 2011)

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Registered unemployed by education (March 2011)

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Registered unemployed by counties, by gender and by ageAge 16-24: Harju county 3012, Total – 9292 (March 2011)

Registered unemployed by county by gender and age group

Vanus / Age Mehed / Men Naised / Women

16-24 25-54 55+ 16-24 25-54 55+ 16-24 25-54 55+

Harjumaa 3 012 18 844 4 219 1 482 9 191 2 130 1 530 9 653 2 089

Hiiumaa 73 324 108 49 169 52 24 155 56

Ida-Virumaa 1 689 8 931 1 895 952 3 978 809 737 4 953 1 086

Jõgevamaa 183 678 149 91 352 87 92 326 62

Järvamaa 271 993 258 131 444 151 140 549 107

Läänemaa 172 787 232 95 444 138 77 343 94

Lääne-Virumaa 423 1 867 451 211 877 244 212 990 207

Põlvamaa 237 957 180 138 541 109 99 416 71

Pärnumaa 732 3 012 664 408 1 501 357 324 1 511 307

Raplamaa 301 1 265 293 144 633 189 157 632 104

Saaremaa 227 866 214 130 446 135 97 420 79

Tartumaa 1 008 3 796 656 566 2 131 406 442 1 665 250

Valgamaa 324 1 298 253 188 734 152 136 564 101

Viljandimaa 310 1 348 297 136 617 155 174 731 142

Võrumaa 330 1 394 310 182 742 182 148 652 128

Kokku / Total 9 292 46 360 10 179 4 903 22 800 5 296 4 389 23 560 4 883

Registered unemployed by previous occupation, March 2011

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Unemployment insurance and employment measures

Benefits Employment Services- unemployment insurance benefit - job mediation- redundancy benefit - job search guidance & counselling- insolvency benefit - career information & guidance(for companies) - on-the-job training (apprentices)- unemployment allowance - wage subsidies - business start-up subsidies - training programmes - disability employment services - measures targeted at risk

groups

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Inflow to active measures in Harju county, March 2011

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Inflow to active labour market measures

Availability of Career Consultations in Estonian Unemployment Insurance Fund

• Career counselling services are

avaliable in 15 local offices.

• There are 22 career counselors

and 15 career information specialists

working in Estonian Unemployment

Insurance Fund.

Career consultations are offered

free of charge to all of our clients in

Estonian and/or in Russian.

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Career Information Class and Career Counselling:

We provide career information individually and in groups

Job-search trainingUnemployment`s ClubIndividual consultations

How to draw up a CV, cover letter, letter of motivationHow and where to look for a jobHow to behave in a job interviewEducation opportunities

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Career Information Class and Career Counselling:

We provide Career counselling individually and in groups

Information about labour market and professions, helps to identify client resources, self

valuation, assist in development of job searching strategy, assistance in preparation of

CV and motivation letter.

Group counselling (for young, specialists, long-term unemployed, 50+)

We offer psychological testing with tests developed by Tripod.

Mental Ability Scale (VVS)

Personality Questionnaire (NEC/L and NEC/S)

Vocational orientation questionnaire

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Support and informational materials electronic versions on www.innove.ee/trykised/karjaar

• Publication by Unemployment Insurance Fund, 2010/2011:

Workbook „Abiks valikutel“ (“Help for making choices. Study? Work? Business?“)

• Publications by Innove, National Resource Centre for Guidance, 2009-2011:

„Tööturuinfo teejuht“ (“Guidebook on Labour market information“ – a guidebook for the specialist) in Estonian

„Minu esimesed …“ (“My First …“ – a guidebook for the youth entering the labour market) in Estonian and in Russian

„Lõpetan kooli ära“ (“I will finish the school“) in Estonian and in Russian

„Õpirände varalaegas“ (“Mobility handbook“) in Estonian

„Karjääriinfo erivajadusega noorele“ (“Career information for the young with special needs“) in Estonian

N. E. Amundson. „Aktiivne kaasamine“ (“Active engagement. Career counselling: Being and making.“) in Estonian

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We help people to find jobs!www.tootukassa.ee

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