DYPA: The “x-ray” of the businesses and the unemployed who participated in the programs
The “x-ray” of businesses, but also of the unemployed who participated and joined the programs of the Public Employment Service (DYPA) for the past three years is included in research of the service, which was considered necessary in order to plan the next programs.
Official data show that the programs included very small and small businesses, mainly active in trade, wholesaleand retail.
Women and people over 55
Participating businesses hire women, long-term unemployed, young people and people over 55 years old, mainly in Attica and Central Macedonia.
In detail, the number of businesses that participated in these programs amounts to 47,816. Of these, the largest percentage, i.e. 69% or 32,940, participated with a single beneficiary, the maximum number being 42 beneficiaries in one enterprise, with 93% of enterprises participating with 1 to 3 beneficiaries.
Small businesses
The distribution of beneficiaries based on the size of the companies that participated in the new programs of the last 3.5 years clearly shows that mainly very small companies employing between one and nine people are the ones that request their participation in the programs. The recruitment rate in them amounts to 90%. Next are small businesses (10 to 49 employees) with a much lower percentage, of 7%.
The activities carried out by the companies they joined are:
- Wholesale and Retail Trade 33%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Activities 15%
Regions
56% of the beneficiaries of the programs live outside the regions of Attica (23%) and Central Macedonia (21%).
The largest percentage of beneficiaries (59%) concerns women, while in terms of age groups, the 30 to 54 age group ranks first with a percentage of 44% of the total. They are followed by the age group of young people up to 29 years old (40%) and the group of people aged 55 and over with a percentage of 16%.
Education
The largest percentage of beneficiaries concerns secondary education graduates (40%), followed by tertiary education graduates at a rate of 33%.
Of particular interest is the element according to which:
- 48% of the beneficiaries were out of the labor market for up to six months
- 21% longer than 24 months
- 20% from 12 to 23 months
- 11% from 7 to 12 months
- 59% were non-long-term unemployed
The average duration of unemployment of the beneficiaries is 16 full months.