Decrease in number of Kuwaitis awaiting jobs

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4% decrease equivalent to 723 job seekers

KUWAIT CITY, Aug 9: The number of job seekers registered with the Public Authority for Manpower (PAM) for more than six months has decreased by four percent, equivalent to 723 job seekers, reports Al-Rai daily. According to recent statistics titled “Kuwait University students… most in search of jobs”, based on the figures announced recently by the Public Authority for Manpower (PAM), the number of citizens looking for work at that time was 18,168 Kuwaiti men and women.

When the list was updated in the second week of July, that number was 17,445 Kuwaiti men and women, which is a decrease by 723 citizens. Informed sources from PAM revealed that these lists are updated periodically. While the numbers indicate that the citizens are likely to have been appointed, the largest proportion of those who left the list of job seekers are from the category of those who hold a university qualification. Their numbers decreased from 10,673 citizens to 10,153, which means that this category has gained about 520 jobs, constituting 72 percent of the number of people employed during the period.

The number of job seekers who hold a master’s degree also decreased from 304 to 285 citizens, at a rate of six percent, which is equivalent to 19 citizens who were employed. As for those who hold a diploma, the number of job seekers decreased by three percent, equivalent to 84 citizens, bringing their number down from 2,993 to 2,909 citizens. Those who hold a high school qualification, their numbers decreased by up to four percent, equivalent to 46 citizens, from 1,230 to 1,184 citizens.

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