ANALYSIS OF UNEMPLOYMENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN THE TUZLA CANTON (2000-2019)
ANALYSIS OF UNEMPLOYMENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN THE TUZLA CANTON (2000-2019)

Summary/Abstract: The key problem for persons with disabilities in our region is unemployment. Unemployment is a phenomenon that indicates that persons are not in accordance with their abilities, knowledge and skills, able to find employment and receive a reasonable salary. One way to measure unemployment is through data collected by employment services. Therefore, the aim of the paper was the collection and analysis of data on unemployment trends of persons with disabilities obtained from the Employment Service of Tuzla Canton. The analysis of data in the paper presents the results of unemployment trends from 2005 to 2019, as well as the structure of unemployment of persons with disabilities by gender, age, educational level, status of disability and municipalities in the Tuzla Canton. The data obtained indicate that from 2000 to 2019 there was a decrease in the number of unemployed persons and that employment of persons with disabilities was increasing. These results are supported by active employment measures, but also by the trend of people leaving the state for employment in Western countries.

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