a few seconds agoAlbanians find their own jobs, record self-employment in Europe
Periskopi(3 years ago)
(3 years ago)In order to make a living, a large part of Albanians do not depend on the state or on large enterprises, but often, in the absence of employment alternatives, they open up their own business. Albania holds the record for high number of bars, restaurants, clothing shops, small markets, or services as wigs, shoe repair, [...]
Albania holds the record for high numbers of bars, restaurants, clothing shops, small markets, or services like wigs, shoe repair, small tailors, etc., which are found in every city neighborhood, especially large ones.
Eurostat data shows that the country has the highest percentage of self-employees in Europe, at 35% of total, a burden that is evident above other countries in the region and the European Union average.
The data is provided in a recent European Commission report on working conditions and future implications. The survey is conducted once in five years through polls of 70,000 workers in 36 European countries.
These include EU member states, the United Kingdom, Norway, Switzerland, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, Northern Macedonia and Serbia.
According to the report, self-employment has declined slightly in the EU over the years, from 10.2% in 2010 to 8.9% in 2021, even though more for men (letting 1.6 percentage points) than for women (0.8 percentage points). Self-employment was the most common in countries outside the EU, especially in Albania (35% of all workers) and Serbia (16% of all workers).
Among the EU member states, Greece (16%), Poland and Italy (both 15%) had higher rates. Self-employment of economically dependent persons was most common in Albania (11%), Kosovo (5%) and Serbia (4%).
Among the self-employed, those with employees dominated the trade and hotel sectors, construction and industry. Independent self-employed workers were more likely than other self-employed employees to work in the other services sector (a broad group including information and communication, administrative services, professional and scientific services, and art and entertainment sectors) and the higher rates of economically independent workers were working in the agriculture and health care sectors.
Although competition has increased in recent years for small shops, as a result of the chain of supermarkets and shopping malls, the percentage of self - employed continues to remain high.
One factor that is estimated to have affected is the passage of a portion of high-paid employees as self-employed, in an attempt to avoid high taxes on the salary ( Monitor marks).
