Kalludra: The highest demand in Kosovo’s labor market still for people with secondary vocational education

In the labor market of Kosovo, the highest demand is still for people with secondary vocational education, Shpetim Kalludra from the Employment Agency of Kosovo says.

“The total number of job seekers registered with public employment services by the end of last year was 65,488. Of that number, 33,954 are women, while 31,534 are men, which reflects a higher share of women in the structure of the unemployed,” Kalludra told Kosovo Online.

According to him, data for last year show that the highest demand in the labor market is still for people with secondary vocational education.

“This category recorded an increase of 6.8 percent compared to 2024, reflecting the market’s orientation toward technical and vocational profiles. In terms of employment rates, the highest level was recorded among those with master’s degrees (8.2 percent) and bachelor’s degrees (7.7 percent), as well as among people with secondary education (6.9 percent), while the lowest employment rate is among the unqualified (2.2 percent),” Kalludra said.

He added that those with lower qualifications generally face difficulties in finding employment.

“The higher the level of professional skills and abilities, the easier it is to find employment, and vice versa,” he noted.

Kalludra also stated that the Employment Agency mainly cooperates with the Ministry of Education, and less with schools.