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Statistics Service: The Level of the Working Youth in Slovenia Has Increased by 65% Over the Past Five Years

In November 2018, the level of the working population in the country was 887,953 people, which is 0.3% more than in October and 3.1% more than in November 2017. Meanwhile, 4.7% of the total working population, or about 42,100 persons, are young people under the age of 25. This is evidenced by the data of

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Experts from the Bank of Slovenia: There Is a Place for Migrants in the Country’s Economy

Photo credit: corno.fulgur75 on VisualHunt / CC BY Migration flows are becoming increasingly important for the Slovenian economy, according to the monthly bulletin of the Bank of Slovenia. Bank experts point out a shortage of manpower for professions that require intermediate qualifications, which means that employers have begun to actively employ foreigners. Hiring foreigners allows

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The Number of Slovenian Residents Using Online Banking Exceeds 900 Thousand People

The number of Slovenian residents who regularly use online banking is constantly growing. In 2018, it amounted to 914,048 individuals. According to the Bank of Slovenia, this is 5.1% more than at the end of 2017, and twice as much as ten years ago. Photo: Pixabay Statistics show that the number of bank customers using

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Adecco Survey: The Unemployment Rate in the Country to Decline

While the employment growth in Slovenia shows the highest rates in the last 20 years, employers in almost all sectors of the economy are faced with a shortage of qualified personnel. These are the data of the survey conducted by Adecco. According to experts, over the past 4 years, the total number of unemployed persons

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Statistics Service: The Attractiveness of Slovenia for Foreign Professionals Keeps Growing

Slovenia is becoming more and more attractive for foreign workers, who currently make up one tenth of the country’s working-age population. According to the latest data of the Statistics Service (October 2018), this figure includes approximately 885,700 people, 87,700 of which are foreigners. The majority of foreign workers are citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina (over

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