DEMOGRAPHIC STRUCTURE OF UNEMPLOYED PERSONS IN SLAVONIA

Recently, in media is often told about the migration of unemployed persons from the territory of Slavonia to the Western European countries due to their inability to find a work place. Unemployment is the leading problem in today's economy. In addition to the negative economic effects, unemployment also has detrimental sociological and psychological effects. The general rate of activity in one area is also determined by the use of demographic determinants. The goal of this paper is focused on the demographic structure analysis of unemployed persons from the five Slavonian counties: Virovitica-Podravina, Brod-Posavina, Pozega-Slavonia, Osijek-Baranja, and Vukovar-Srijem County. In this paper are presented general information's on unemployment in these counties. The demographic structure of the unemployed is presented in this paper in accordance with the following characteristics of the examinees: gender, age, level of education and occupation. Practical work application can be referred to the adoption of targeted measures and employment policies in accordance with the demographic structure of the unemployed in order to stop migration from Slavonia. Proposals for the further research can be a demographic analysis of unemployed persons in the Republic of Croatia that will be preceded also in other counties, and the analysis for the purpose of compliance of the employment measures set with the demographic structure of the unemployed individuals.