Study about economically active persons over 50 years old in voivodeship podlaskie

Study about economically active persons over 50

years old in voivodeship podlaskie

Presentation of results

Research assumptions

Main target of research.

Diagnosis of the situation persons over 50 years old on the labour market and efficiency analisys of supports (institutions and organizations) granted for persons over 50 years old in voivodeship podlaskie .

Desk Research

Individual In-Depth Interview voivodeship Work Office (N=1) Information and Planning Career Center(N=1) Employers (N=18)

Individual Telephone Interview Designers (N=4)

Semi-Structured Interview Powiat Work Office(N=4)

Computer Assisted Telephone Interview Residents of voivodeship Podlaskie(N = 1001)

Biographical narrative interview Persons over 50 years old(N=8)

Research methodology.

Desk research results

The share of persons 50+ in countrywide in years 2002-2010 ( in %)

29,23

29,99

30,75

31,54

32,31

33,05

33,7134,28

34,77

26

27

28

29

30

31

32

33

34

35

36

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Negative trend of the decreasing fertility rate in Poland is accompanied by increase in the proportion of people aged 50 + in the population and the so-called aging population process.

The share of persons 50+ in voivodeship podlaskie in years 2002-2010 (in %)

28,8429,41

30,04

30,71

31,42

32,22

32,95

33,6

34,22

26

27

28

29

30

31

32

33

34

35

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Similar to the whole country, labor resources are changing in podlaskie voivodeship as well. There is an increasing number of people beyond retirement age and decrease of people in both pre-working and working age.

ECONOMICALLY ACTIVE AND INACTIVE

Economically active and inactive in fourth quarter 2010 in voivodeship podlaskim (in thousands )

Total Economically active Economically inactive

Total employed unemployedTotal 997 544 495 49 452

15-24 173 53 40 12 12025-34 171 145 131 14 2635-44 151 136 128 8 1545-54 179 149 138 10 31Over 55 322 62 57 5 260

Among economically inactive persons over 50 years old in voivodeship podlaskim the largest group in terms of size are persons over 55 years old


Number of unemployed persons over 50 years old in terms of sex in years 2005-2010 in voivodeship podlaskim (at the end of 2010)

From year 2005 maintains advantage unemployment of men over unemployment of women over 50 years old in voivodeship podlaskie

YEARS 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

women 4 086 4 421 4 197 3 902 4 618 5 222

men 7 530 7 294 6 667 6 539 8 599 9 007

TOTAL 11 616 11 715 10 864 10 441 13 217 14 229


Economically active and inactive in fourth quarter 2010 in Poland (in thousands)



15-24 5011 1690 1293 396 332125-34 6168 5258 4750 508 91135-44 4979 4367 4080 287 61245-54 5303 4220 3901 319 1084Over 55 10280 2190 2053 134 8091

Both Poland and voivodeship podlaskie group persons over 50 years old is least the second large group of workers


Economically active and inactive in fourth quarter 2010 in UE 27 (in thousands)


Total employed unemployedTotal 331436

(PL* 26583)235516

(PL 17477)212920

(PL 15832)22596

(PL 1645)95920

(PL 9106)

15-24 58345(PL 5011)

24916(PL 1690)

19787(PL 1293)

5129(PL 396)

33429(PL 3321)

25-49 177081(PL 13561)

151892(PL 11665)

138504(PL 10732)

13388(PL 933 )

25189(PL 1896)

50-64 96010(PL 8011 )

58708(PL 4122)

54629(PL 3807)

4079(PL 316)

37302(PL 3889)

* PL (Poland)Group of working persons 50-64 years old is more numerous than group of working persons over 15-24 years old, both in the EU 27 and in the Poland


Economically active and inactive in fourth quarter 2010 in UE 15 (in thousands)



15-24 44817 20642 16537 4105 2417525-49 139624 120113 109437 10676 1951150-64 75318 47386 44194 3192 27932

Structure of economically active and inactive persons in the UE 15 is analogous to the UE 27


Activity rate in fourth quarter 2010 in voivodeship podlaskie, Poland, UE (in %)

Voivodeship podlaskie

Poland

Total 54,6 55,815-24 30,6 33,725-34 84,8 85,235-44 90,1 87,745-54 83,2 79,6Over 55 19,3 21,3

UE 27 UE 15 Poland

Total (15-64) 71,1 72,4 65,715-24 42,7 46,1 33,725-49 85,8 86 8650-64 61,1 62,9 51,5

Economically activity rate in fourth quarter of 2010 year for all population in voivodeship podlaskie was 54,6%. Which means that co oznacza, że 100 persons over 15 years old and more accounted for nearly economically active persons over 55 years old

EMPLOYMENT

Structure of employed by age in fourth quarter 2010 in voivodeship podlaskie, Poland i UE (in %)

Age Voivodeship podlaskie

Poland

15-24 8,1 825-34 26,5 29,535-44 25,9 25,445-54 27,9 24,3Over 55 11,6 12,8

Age UE 27 UE 15 Poland15-24 9,3 9,7 825-49 65, 64,3 6850-64 25,7 26 24

Structure of working people in term of age differs most in the group persons 45-54 years old between voivodeship podlaskie and Poland

EMPLOYMENT

Employment rate in fourth quarter 2010 in voivodeship podlaskie, Poland i UE (in %)

Voivodeship podlaskie Poland

Total 49,6 50,615-24 23,1 25,825-34 76,6 7735-44 84,8 81,945-54 77,1 73,6Over 55 17,7 20

UE 27 UE 15 Poland

Total (15-64) 64,2 65,5 59,615-24 33,9 36,9 25,825-49 78,2 78,4 79,150-64 56,9 58,7 47,5

Despite positive results scale of unemployment and employment growth in Poland among persons over 50 years old is significantly lower from medium of the EU

UNEMPLOYMENT

Structure of unemployed by age in fourth quarter 2010 in voivodeship podlaskie, Poland i UE (in %)


Poland

15-24 24,5 24,125-34 28,6 30,935-44 16,3 17,545-54 20,4 19,3Over 55 10,2 8,1

Age UE 27 UE 15 Poland

15-24 22,7 22,8 24,125-49 59,2 59,4 56,750-64 18,1 17,8 19,2

In structure of unemployment persons over 55 years old is more in voivodeship podlaskie than in the Poland

UNEMPLOYMENT

Unemployment rate in fourth quarter 2010 in voivodeship podlaskie, Poland i UE (in %)

Age Podlaskie Poland

Total 9,0 9,715-24 22,6 23,425-34 9,7 9,735-44 5,9 6,645-54 6,7 7,6

Over 55 lat 8,1 6,1

Age UE (27) UE (15) Poland

Total (15-64) 9,6 9,6 9,715-24 20,6 19,9 23,425-49 8,8 8,9 8,050-64 6,9 6,7 7,7

Unemployment rate in group persons over 55 years old is higher in voivodeship podlaskie than in the Poland but lower in group 45-54 years old

ECONOMICALLY INACTIVE

Structure of economically inactive in fourth quarter 2010 in voivodeship podlaskie, Poland i UE (in %)


Poland

15-24 26,5 23,725-34 5,8 6,535-44 3,3 4,445-54 6,9 7,7Over 55 lat 57,5 57,7

Age UE 27 UE 15 Poland

15-24 34,9 33,8 36,525-49 26,3 27,2 20,850-64 38,9 39,0 42,7

Structure of economically inactive persons over 55 years old in voivodeship podlaskie is very similar to nationwide

Research results

Existing capabilities of support education and employment persons over 50 years old in voivodeship Podlaskie.

Powiat Work Offices from voivodeship Podlaskie have used existing capabilities in range of support education and employment unemplyed persons over 50 years old working with educational institutions in range of education, trainings and professional activation. Respondents drew attention, that is missing institutions which offers support directed to persons over 50 years old (SSI)

Can be take more initiatives if the market would be more expanded in range of this group (SSI)

Provided support by educational institutions have good quality. So its scale is still insufficient to needs (SSI)

Diagnosis of the situation unemployed persons over 50 years old in voivodeship Podlaskie.

Scale of phenomenon unemployment persons over 50 years old

15,9 19 22,3 22,8 21,6 22,3

84,1 81 77,7 77,2 78,4 77,7

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

unemployed persons over 50 years old other categories of unemployed

Unemployed people representing the age category 'over 50' pose about one fifth of all unemployed both in Podlaskie voivodeship as well as countrywide.


Structure of unemployed persons over 50 years old becouse on sex

35,237,4 38,6

37,4

35 36,7

64,862,6 61,4 62,6

65 63,3

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

women men

In the gender structure of the general population of unemployed in the podlaskie voivodeship women have a dominant position, this trend is not however reflected in the age group of 50+. Here, the dominant group is men.


Structure of education unemployed persons over 50 years old2010 year

Category Total Education

Tertiary Post-secondary

and vocational secondary

General secondary

Basic vocational

Lower secondary and below

Men Numbers 9007 337 1567 279 2900 3924

% 100 3,7 17,4 3,1 32,2 43,6

Women Numbers 5222 173 1481 587 1187 1794

% 100 3,3 28,4 11,2 22,7 34,4

Both structure of unemployment of men and straucture of unemployment of women is the largest numbers of people with lover secondary education level


Unemployed persons over 50 years old by time spent without job

Year

Time 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

below 1 520 586 830 1 024 957 1135

1-3 1 251 1 407 1 481 1 922 2 285 2053

4-6 994 1 020 1 015 1 231 1 748 1635

7-12 1 531 1 504 1 329 1 358 2 661 2391

13-24 1 755 1 710 1 408 1 284 2 326 3274

over 24 5565 5 488 4 801 3 622 3 240 3741

TOTAL 11 616 11 715 10 864 10 441 13 217 14229

Amog persons over 50 years old the largest category are unemployed persons over 24 month


Unemployed persons over 50 years old by work seniority

Year

Time 2005 2006 20072008

2009 2010

To 1 year1 534 1 352 1 225 1 041 1 143 1166

1 – 5 942 953 895 855 1 035 11106 – 10

955 992 928 905 1 147 1240

11 – 202 365 2 539 2 446 2 431 3 100 3488

21 - 303 975 3 924 3 535 3 315 4 214 4522

Over 30938 989 917 1 052 1 704 1802

Without work

seniority907 966 918 842 874 901

TOTAL11 616 11 715 10 864 10 441 13 217 14229

Among the unemployed persons over 50 years old the largest category are persons with work seniority over 21-30 years


Unemployed persons over 50 years old by residence2005 2006 2007

numbers % numbers % numbers %Unemployed

TOTAL73 193 100 61 773 100 48 796 100

village 26 455 36,1 21 606 36,6 18 429 37,8city 46 738 63,9 39 167 63,4 30 367 62,2

Unemployed over 50

11 616 100 11 715 100 10 864 100

village 3 312 28,5 3 375 28,8 3 232 29,7city 8 304 71,5 8 340 71,2 7 632 70,3

2008 2009 2010numbers % numbers % numbers %

Unemployed TOTAL

45 821 100 61 169 - 63 761 100

village 16 203 35,4 - - 20 428 32,0

city 29 618 64,6 - - 43 333 68,0

Unemployed over 50

10 441 100 13 217 100 14 229 100

village 2 919 28,0 3 512 26,6 3 684 26,0

city 7 522 72,0 9 705 73,4 10 545 74,0

Compared with structure of total number of unemployed persons, less unemployed persons over 50 years old people are village residents

Analisys of the situation on economic inactivity among persons over 50 years old in voivodeship Podlaskie.

2% of persons over 50 years old consider themselves as a economic inactive in voivodeship Podlaskie (CATI)

View respondents from research SSI persons over 50 years old consider themselves as an old persons. So justifies desire transition for their pension.

In case 74% of respondents form group over 50 years old the time spent without job is over 3 years (CATI).

Obtained result indicates that significant differences between reality rzeczywistą a and registered time’s lenght spent without job by persons ober 50 years old in voivodeship Podlaskie


Comparable percentage of persons over 50 years old in voivodeship Podlaskie 50+ is still without job through 13-24 months (10%), 6-12 months i 6-12 months (at 8%) (CATI)

Next receives pensions (32%) or retirement (32%) the most frequently causes of being without job among group persons over 50 years old in voivodeship Podlaskie are: lack of job offers (21%) and personal situation (17%) (CATI)

A common excuse for economic inactivity is apprehension from stress related with job searching(SSI)

Employers think poorly about long-term unemployed and economic inactivited as a potential employees (IDI employers)


Employers think that persons over 50 yeras old are characterized by specific features which determine choice a economi inactivityZdaniem pracodawców specyficzne cechy grupy 50+ powodują, że jako najkorzystniejsze wyjście bezrobotne 50+ wybierają bierność (IDI employers)

Employers are careful on employment of persons over 50 years old. This is the result of attitudes persons over 50 years old (IDI employers)

83,5% of persons over 50 years old in voivodeship Podlaskie haven’t looking for a job (CATI)

Analisys of the experiences among persons over 50 years old in voivodeship Podlaskie (jobs abroad and grey market).

42% declared experience amouting over 30 years (CATI)

Experience among persons over 50 years old should judged moderately. Employers fear that this experience is obsolete (IDI employers)

23% of persons over 50 years old in voivodeship Podlaskie got experience in abroad’s job. But often this experience is obsolete (CATI)

Analisys of the experiences among persons over 50 years old in voivodeship Podlaskie (jobs abroad and grey market).

Grey’s market job declared just 0,5 % of persons over 50 years old (CATI)

The hardest situation concerns persons over 50 years old which got a small experience (SSI)

Many respondents declared that job performed before the period of Transformation gave them much freedom (biographical interviews)

According to officials from Powiat Work Offices the black economy’s experience is shared at least of 50% persons over 50 years old (SSI)

Needs and expectations persons over 50 years old in voivodeship Podlaskie in education and life-long learning.

70% of respondents declared unwillingness to further education (CATI)

To continue a further education have thinking most of all persons which finished education at secondary school certificate (CATI)

Needs and expectations persons over 50 years old in voivodeship Podlaskie in education and life-long learning.

Degree assessment Very high Rather right Moderate Low Very low TOTAL

( % in row)Language courses 22 13 26 9 30 1IT00

IT service courses 21 15 19 7 38

Internet courses 17 16 19 8 40

Vocational training 39 21 16 6 18

Retraining courses 18 13 9 9 51

Internships 5 7 6 9 73

Personal skills courses 9 9 11 8 63

Job search courses 7 5 9 10 69

Applying for work courses 5 5 9 11 70

Lowest level interest among persons over 50 years old in voivodeship podlaskie show to applying for work courses

Assessment of the possibility for finding a job at local market by persons over 50 years old in voivodeship Podlaskie.

Employees over 50 years old benefits by employers which employ persons over 50 years old:

Discipline; Availability; Experience; Patience Attachment to the labor; Responsibility; Ability to plan work.


Employees over 50 years old defects by employers which employ persons over 50 years old:

Diseases; Fatigue life; Alcoholism; Babysitting grandchildren Zdezaktualizowania wiedza; Lack of mobility; Slow learning; Routine.


60% of respondent assesses very low possibility of finding work on local market (CATI)

Particularly badly rated opportunities for persons without experience and long-term unemployed (IDI employers)

Biggest competitors for persons over 50 years old on local market are young people after graduation (IDI employers)

More than 50% of persons over 50 years old considers that employers discriminate perosns over 50 years old (CATI)

Employers defends itself against employment persons over 50 years old if this person long time not worked (SSI)


Most of employers which employment person over 50 years old stated that itself does not discriminate person over 50 years old (IDI employers)

Discrimination can be prevented if offered more trainings for person over 50 years old (IDI employers)

Incentive would be to grant job poitions for persons over 50 years old and social campaigns (IDI employers)

Ways to job search by unemployed persons over 50 years old in voivodeship Podlaskie.

Persons which actively seeking job most frequently used by Internet (28%), from friends (20%), from Work Office (18%) and press (15%) (CATI)

Greatest difficulties in finding work makes job offers search and contacting the employer (by means of Internet, E-mail), preparation of application documents and self-presentation (IDI)

During interviews involving persons over 50 years old often reveals a lack of faith in himself (IDI employers)

Persons over 50 years old toward offer training and employment in voivodeship Podlaskie.

33% of respondents identified their willingness to work associated with commuting at very high level. 35% of respondenta at rather high level (CATI)

View Work Office representatives and employers persons over 50 yeras old are attached to the place of residence and its very difficult for them to decide to move (SSI, IDI)

For many persons over 50 years old never before to work didn’t require removal (biographical interviews).

Persons over 50 years old have good organization and are favorable to accesses ro work (SSI)

Persons over 50 years old toward offer training and employment in voivodeship Podlaskie.

Persons over 50 years old are ready to pick up job binding of a journey within 30 kilometers (IDI employers)

Persons over 50 years old are inflexible in terms of commuting (IDI employers)

Unemployed persons over 50 years old are poorly motivated to work. They prefere to be customers of social welfare (ITI)

Only 10% of persons over 50 years old declare declares a very high willingness to work abroad (CATI).

Among the general persons over 50 years old require individual attention long-term unemployed (SSI, ITI, Desk research).

Assessment of the quality of support and benefits arising from it for persons over 50 years old.

21,5% of respondents says labour market institutions aware of the needs and expectations persons over 50 years old (CATI)

21,5% of respondents says labour market institutions apply special measures for persons over 50 years old (CATI)

62% of respondent says labour market institutions do not use all possibilities to assist persons over 50 years old (CATI)

Persons over 50 years old Osoby 50+ eager to use individual counseling, and well they assessed (IDI)

Assessment of the quality of support and benefits arising from it for persons over 50 years old.

Persons which who participated in projects for persons over 50 years old says uznały, że addressed to them was to support a very high quality (30%) i high quality (35%) (CATI)

Persons over 50 years old appreciate specific skills (ITI)

Obtaining permissions and certificates improves self-esteem persons over 50 years old (ITI)

The factor that determines if person over 50 years old participating in the training are employed after is to allow her contact with the employer during training (ITI).

Participation in projects primarily brings to participants and to increase the acquisition of new skills already possessed (40%) and the acquisition of new skills (36%) (CATI)

Conclusions and

recommendations

I. In view of the projected increase in the share persons over 50 years old in voivodeship Podlaskie recommends the continuation and intensification of previously conducted for the benefit of future activities for persons over 50 years old.

II. Should continues to support employers in hiring and in maintaining the positions occupied by persons over 50 years old.

III. Existing capabilities of support, education and employment persons over 50 years old are too small in relation to the scale of needs.

IV. There is low awareness of the benefits to work by persons over 50 years old in voivodeship Podlaskie. It is therefore carried out a public campaign.

V. Pressure should be placed on the support of women's over 50 years old.

VI. There is a need for more training of a practical nature for persons over 50 years old.

VIII. It should put more pressure on the need to change attitudes among persons over 50 years old.

Thank you for attention!

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Study about economically active persons over 50 years old in voivodeship podlaskie