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UNEMPLOYMENT IN SLOVAKIA DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Labour market developments have been on a positive trend in recent years. Employment and unemployment were not projected to change significantly. The advent of the COVID-19 pandemic halted this trend. The labour market, the economies of countries and their governments have been exposed to new challenges. In our paper, we focus on the evolution of employment and unemployment in the first to third waves of the pandemic in the Slovak Republic. We focus on a time series analysis of labour market developments by education, last occupation and sectors of industry. The above analysis may serve to further investigate this issue in the future and to track developments over a larger time period.
Release: 2021/2 Pages: 29-36 JEL classification: E24, J20, J40
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52665/ser20210203
Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic, labour market, registered unemployment, Slovak Republic, structure of unemployment
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Contacts:
Jana Masárová, Ing., PhD.
Department of Economics and Economy
Faculty of Social and Economic Relations
Alexander Dubček University of Trenčín,
Študentská 3, 911 50 Trenčín
e-mail: jana.masarova@tnuni.sk
Eva Koišová, Ing., PhD., MBA
Department of Economics and Economy
Faculty of Social and Economic Relations
Alexander Dubček University of Trenčín,
Študentská 3, 911 50 Trenčín
e-mail: eva.koisova@tnuni.sk
Karol Krajčo, Ing.
Department of Economics and Economy
Faculty of Social and Economic Relations
Alexander Dubček University of Trenčín,
Študentská 3, 911 50 Trenčín
e-mail: karol.krajco@tnuni.sk
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