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IV. Unemployment Situation

There were 291,848 indigenous labor force members in 2023, of

which 10,288 were unemployed, which equals to an unemployment rate

of 3.53%. Compared to the 2023 unemployment rate of 3.48% for the

entire population, the unemployment rate for indigenous people was

slightly higher by 0.05 percentage points.

1. Number of weeks unemployed: Indigenous unemployed persons

were unemployed for an average of 16.34 data-standard weeks.

2. Job-seeking channels for the unemployed: Of all job-seeking

channels used by indigenous unemployed people in 2023,

"applying through civil job banks (including online websites)"

represented the highest percentage (44.97%); this was followed

by "introduction by relatives, friends, or mentors" (38.09%),

"applying through the Public Employment Service Institution

(including online)" (17.07%), "self-referral and inquiry"

(11.03%), and "looking at the employment classifieds in the

newspaper" (6.13%).

3. Employment opportunities: 34.69% of unemployed indigenous

people in 2023 encountered a job opportunity during their job

search. Among the reasons for not accepting a job after receiving

an offer, "compensation not in line with expectations" was the

most important (29.07), followed by "remote location or long

commute" (27.72), "unsuitable working hours" (21.38),

"different personal interests" (11.93), and "poor working

environment" (9.81).
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