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Albanian businesses are more likely to hire people from abroad compared to other countries in the region (Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo, North Macedonia and Bosnia).
The Balkan Barometer 2022 in the survey with businesses in the region found that Albanian companies had the highest percentage of positive responses to hire foreign employees.
Question that“How likely are you to hire people from abroad”, 74% of Albanian companies answered ‘yes’, while on average in the entire region, 47% of companies affirmed that they are likely to hire foreigners.
The Balkans, but especially Albania, is experiencing a labor shortage due to the shortages created by the emigration of young people. The survey of the Regional Cooperation Council on account of the Barometer 2022 has evidenced that Albanian companies are more inclined to hire foreigners.
The tendency to hire foreigners in Albania marked a strong increase in the 2022 barometer, since a year ago only 32% of Albanian companies were likely or very likely to hire foreigners.
This trend is increasing, due to the fact that Albania has the highest rates of emigration in relation to the population. The official data of INSTAT show that in 2021 the net immigration reached 32 thousand people. More detailed data shows that the majority (80%) are under the age of 34.
On the other hand, the demand for employees in some sectors, such as tourism, construction and the textile industry is growing rapidly, due to the expansion of activity.
Companies in all activities are suffering from labor shortages. For most of them, finding employees has become the main concern, unlike a decade ago when the workforce was not a concern of this nature.
On the other hand, the countries of the Region suffer from a high level of unemployment. In 2021, unemployment reached an average of 16%. Unemployment on the one hand and the demand for employees on the other point to a lack of vision to integrate the needs of the labor market with education.
Employment requests from businesses are usually for positions without qualifications, especially in Albania, while the registered unemployed are largely qualified.
The World Bank has recommended Albania to change the economic model from labor-intensive to technology and value-added work./Monitor.al
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