Migena Kazani – University of Tirana, Faculty of Economy, Rruga Arben Broci 1, Tirana 1001, Albania
Keywords:
Migration;
Labor force;
Unemployment rate;
Qualified people
Abstract: Migration is a normal human activity that affects the population of a country. The rate of emigration in Albania after 1990, in relation to the total population, has been the highest in Europe, while the flow of returned migrants has been limited.
This study deals with the impact of migration on the labor force. For this, secondary data have been collected from official data institutions related to migration and labor forces (INSTAT, EUROSTAT, WORLD BANK, OECD, etc.).
In this paper it is shown that the unemployment rate by age group is generally decreasing. Meanwhile, an increase in the rate of migration is observed in recent years. As a result of the study, it was found that the majority of Albanians intend to migrate to countries such as Germany, Italy, Great Britain, the United States of America, the Nordic countries, Switzerland, France, Spain, Belgium, etc. In previous years, Albanians have been inclined to migrate to neighboring countries such as Italy and Greece, and the main reason for migration has been the financial situation they were in, so mainly economic factors. In recent years, there has been a trend of younger age groups to migrate, and mainly individuals that are qualified in the fields of medicine, IT, economy, etc. At this moment, this has a positive impact on the workforce as the unemployment rate in Albania is decreasing, but on the other hand, it is expected that in the near future there will be shortages in the labor market for these two important areas, if the flow of migration will continue at the same rate.
8th International Scientific Conference on Recent Advances in Information Technology, Tourism, Economics, Management and Agriculture – ITEMA 2024 – Conference Proceedings, Hybrid (Zayed University, Dubai, UAE), October 24, 2024
ITEMA Conference Proceedings published by: Association of Economists and Managers of the Balkans – Belgrade, Serbia
ITEMA conference partners: Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Maribor, Slovenia; Faculty of Organization and Informatics, University of Zagreb, Varaždin; Faculty of Geography, University of Belgrade, Serbia; Institute of Marketing, Poznan University of Economics and Business, Poland; Faculty of Agriculture, Banat’s University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine ”King Michael I of Romania”, Romania
ITEMA Conference 2024 Conference Proceedings: ISBN 978-86-80194-89-9, ISSN 2683-5991, DOI: https://doi.org/10.31410/ITEMA.2024
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