The Qualification and Educational Level of Workforce as Employment Factor: Case Study in Nitra Region of Slovakia
The Qualification and Educational Level of Workforce as Employment Factor: Case Study in Nitra Region of Slovakia

Author(s): Dana Országhová, Martina Chlebcova
Subject(s): Human Resources in Economy, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Udruženje ekonomista i menadžera Balkana
Keywords: Workforce; Labour market; Region; District; Employment; Educational structure
Summary/Abstract: The prosperity of the region and the standard of living of its inhabitants depend on many socioeconomic factors. The main goal of the paper is to evaluate selected factors of the Nitra Region in the Slovak Republic and to compare their level in individual districts with a focus on the mutual relationship between the educational structure of the population and employment. The research sample is composed of available data in the DATAcube, the database of the Statistical Office of Slovakia, and from results of the Population and Housing Census of the Slovak Republic: number of inhabitants, age structure, level of education, unemployment, and others. The data analysis is carried out by descriptive statistics, method of comparison with usage of tabular and graphic presentation of results. Results of the Nitra Region showed that a district with a higher educated population is associated with a lower rate of unemployment.

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