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Uzbekistan changes employment accounting methodology, including the self-employed and individual entrepreneurs
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Uzbekistan changes employment accounting methodology, including the self-employed and individual entrepreneurs

Uzbekistan is implementing changes in approaches to calculating employed citizens and unemployment rates. The state plans to aggregate information on population work and income from multiple state sources, including tax, labor, and migration databases.

These adjustments are officially enshrined in a Cabinet of Ministers resolution adopted on September 29th and effective from September 30th. Now, when determining the size of the working population, not only data on formal employment will be taken into account.

Individual entrepreneurs, self-employed persons, agricultural workers, artisans, citizens temporarily abroad for work, and people engaged in activities on their own land plots will be included in the calculation.

Specifically, information on self-employed individuals and individual entrepreneurs in the agricultural sector will come from the Tax Committee database, while data on company employees will be taken from the Unified National Labor System. Furthermore, income tax declarations submitted by citizens for land plots used for agriculture and other activities will be analyzed.

To achieve a more complete picture of employment and unemployment, authorities will integrate data from the information systems of the Tax Committee, the Migration Agency, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Agriculture, and the 'Khunarmand' Association.

In addition to tracking current employment, the needs of the labor market will be studied. The Institute of Poverty and Labor Market Research organizes surveys among companies and organizations annually until July 1st to determine the most in-demand professions and necessary qualifications. Based on the data received, proposals for training and education of personnel meeting market demands will be developed.

The resolution also approves a new form of labor resource balance, as well as the methodology for calculating employment and unemployment indicators, and the regulations for compiling lists of unemployed and informal sector workers.

Previously, there was a measure allowing some laid-off workers nearing retirement age to retire early if they failed to find suitable employment within three months. This benefit applied to men aged 58 to 60 with at least 25 years of experience and women aged 53 to 55 with at least 20 years of experience.

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