THE DYNAMICS OF UNEMPLOYMENT DURING THE PANDEMIC. CASE STUDY IN BIHOR COUNTY

Csaba Bekesi (), Lioara Coturbaè˜, () and Georgianabekesi@yahoo.com
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Csaba Bekesi: Department of Sociology and Social Work, Faculty of Socio-Humanistic Sciences, University of Oradea, Romania
Lioara Coturbaè˜,: Department of Sociology and Social Work, Faculty of Socio-Humanistic Sciences, University of Oradea, Romania

Annals of Faculty of Economics, 2022, vol. 2, issue 2, 39-49

Abstract: The first part of the article presents a short theoretical approach of unemployment, and the more consistent part is based on the statistical analysis of unemployment at the level of Bihor County. The analyzed period is represented by the years 2019-2021. For the current analysis, we have chosen the problem of unemployment during the pandemic, from a theoretical but also concretely applied perspective, since unemployment represents a complex psychosocial and economic phenomenon, and its dimensions and dynamics highlight the state of a society, but also the concerns for the implementation of active policies, which aim at increasing the employment rate, but also the quality of life. This paper analyzes the dynamics of unemployment in the period 2019-2021, but also the job protection measures implemented by the public employment system. Thus, the objectives of the research consist in the analysis of the unemployment indicators in Bihor County in the pre-pandemic period and in the pandemic period and of the special measures adopted in order to solve the problems generated by the health crisis. The used research method was the analysis of documents; we have analyzed the Activity Reports of Bihor County Agency for Employment (AJOFM Bihor) for the years 2020 and 2021 and the legal regulations adopted in order to protect employees and employers during this period. The analysis of statistical data revealed that the maximum number of unemployed people in the records of Bihor County Agency for Employment (AJOFM Bihor) was recorded in March 2021 (6,280 people), and the unemployment rate on this date was 2.36%. Two measures adopted by the government and implemented by the National Employment Agency through the County Employment Agencies had a major impact in maintaining jobs during the pandemic: technical unemployment and reduced working hours. Thus, in 2021 compared to 2020, the number of employees who benefited from technical unemployment decreased by 5,000 people.

Keywords: unemployment; unemployment rate; pandemic; active policies; technical unemployment; reduction of working hours. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A14 E24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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