In Irkutsk Oblast, as of November 1, overall unemployment was 7.8 percent, and registered unemployment 1.3 percent of the economically active population. Since the start of the year, 71,660 people applied to employment services, and 35,964 found jobs, while 46,563 vacancies remain in the region, nearly half in construction. The material also lists the most in demand professions of 2015 and their average salaries, from laborers and builders to doctors, engineers and teachers.

As reported by the region’s Ministry of Labor and Employment, as of November 1 of this year, the overall unemployment rate in Priangarye was 7.8%, and the registered unemployment rate was 1.3% of the economically active population.
Since the beginning of 2015 through October, 71,660 citizens applied to employment offices in search of suitable work, of whom 50.2%, or 35,964 people, were employed. At present, there are 46,563 official vacancies in the Irkutsk Region, and there are still 0.5 unemployed people for each one. Of the vacancies, 48.8% are in construction.
In 2015, the most in-demand professions (specialties) in the region’s labor market were the following (with average wages indicated): laborer (7.2 thousand rubles); concrete worker (21.2 thousand rubles); carpenter (18 thousand rubles); bricklayer (19.3 thousand rubles); rebar worker (17.9 thousand rubles); car driver (21.7 thousand rubles); plasterer (15.8 thousand rubles); cleaner of industrial and office premises (8.1 thousand rubles); sawyer (14.9 thousand rubles); painter (15.4 thousand rubles); public area improvement worker (5 thousand rubles); electric and gas welder (22.1 thousand rubles); seamstress (10.1 thousand rubles); machine operator-sawyer (15.7 thousand rubles); tiler (19.2 thousand rubles); cook (12.9 thousand rubles); worker for comprehensive maintenance and repair of buildings (8.2 thousand rubles);
nurse (14 thousand rubles); janitor (8.4 thousand rubles); doctor (21.9 thousand rubles); loader (14 thousand rubles); steel and reinforced concrete structure installer (31.7 thousand rubles); woodworking equipment adjuster (16.1 thousand rubles); teacher (14 thousand rubles); accountant (15.7 thousand rubles); electrical equipment repair and maintenance electrician (17.3 thousand rubles); woodworking machine operator (16.4 thousand rubles); plumber (14.8 thousand rubles); engineer (25.9 thousand rubles); assistant educator (8.5 thousand rubles); food products salesperson (13.2 thousand rubles).