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EURES network in Europe and Estonia
Jelena PashkovaEURES adviser
Employment Board of Tallinn29 June 2006
EURES network
• EURES (European Employment Services) - is a cooperation network created for facilitation of the free movement of workers within the European Economic Area.
• Partners of the network include public employment services, trade unions and employers' organisations.
• The network is coordinated by the European Commission.
The main objectives of EURES are
• to inform, guide and provide advice to potentially mobile workers on job opportunities as well as living and working conditions in the European Economic Area
• to assist employers wishing to recruit workers from other countries
• to provide advice and guidance to workers and employers in cross-border regions
EURES advisers in Estonia
Estonian population
Population 1 344 684
Labour force 679 000
- Active 635 000- Unemployed 44 000
Non- active 371 000
* I quarter 2006
Population divided in the I Q of 2006
635
44
371
Active Unemployed Non-active
Labour market situation in Estonia
Shortages
in the following sectors:
• Health care
• Construction
• Transportation
• Ship building
• Information Technology
Currently there are no sectors with labour surpluses!
Reasons:
- economic growth
- labour force moving abroad
Labour market situation in Estonia
Decrease of the unemployment rate in Estonia
-In the I quarter 2006 the unemployment rate was 6,4 % (ILO);
-In the I quarter 2004 the unemployment rate was 10,8% (ILO);
- Registrated unemployment rate on the 1st May 2006 was 2,1%.
-Registrated unemployment rate on the 1st May 2004 was 4,8%.
Exporting labour force - projects
• Ireland - food industry, hotel and catering sector
• Finland - hotel and catering sector, cleaners, agricultural sector, construction sector etc
• Cyprus - hotel and catering • Sweden - seasonal projects, forestry
work
Importing labour force - projects
• Latvia - 50 dressmakers/sewers to Estonia
• Poland – tanners, bricklayers and carpenters to Estonia
Survey
• In November-Decemeber 2004 the survey was carried out among 1000 Estonian job seekers
The main purpose was to estimate the level of interest towards working abroad once Estonia becomes a EU member
Intrest among job seekers
According to the survey carried out in December 2004
Would you be interested in working abroad? (N=980)
10
24
50
312
0
20
40
60
yes,definitely
yes, oncertain
conditions
rather not definitelynot
don't know
CountriesWhich European countries would you be interested
in working in? (N=451)
3
3111
23
3444
510
1123
2627
46
0 10 20 30 40 50
don't know
otherRussia
Austria
BelgiumSwitzerlandNetherlands
United StatesSpain
Denmark
ItalyFranceIreland
NorwayEnglandSweden
GermanyFinland
%
Reasons for working abroad
What would motivate you working abroad? N=(451)
2
13
17
19
25
35
81
0 20 40 60 80 100
other
personal reasons
social security
professional challenge
language learning
new experiences
better salary
%
Desired compensation
25% would like to earn net 960-1280 euro per month
What monthly net income would you work for abroad? (N=451)
12
20
21
25
17
6
1
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
don't know
more than 25 001 EEK
20 001 - 25 000 EEK
15 001 - 20 000 EEK
10 001 - 15 000 EEK
5001 - 10 000 EEK
less than 5000 EEK
%
Countries which are of interest to Estonian employers
Response breakdown (%)
65
77
1213
1718
54
33
0 10 20
European UnionUSA
LithuaniaEast Europe
PolandEngland
LatviaSweden
GermanyUkraineFinlandRussia
* - survey was carried out in August 2005
Information sources
- www.tta.ee
Estonian Labour Market Board
- www.eures.ee
Information of living and working conditions in Estonia
- www.amet.ee
Estonian Employment Portal
