GUIDELINES FOR CREATING ECONIMIC POLICIES
In accordance with Article 8 of the Law on Mediation in Employment and Social Security of Unemployed
Persons (“Official Gazette of the Federation of BiH”, No. 41/01, 22/05 and 9/08), labour
market research in the Federation of BiH is conducted as a joint activity Federation Employment
Service and cantonal employment services in order to obtain quantitative and qualitative data
necessary to provide adequate information on labour market developments. The aim of the research
is to collect information directly from employers on business and changes in employment
during 2020, their business estimates, needs for hiring new or laying off existing workers in 2021,
as well as their structure by occupations, qualifications, education and skills. Also, the goal is to
collect other relevant data needed to assess trends in the labour market: how to look for new
workers and address redundancies, the reaction of employers in terms of business during the
COVID-19pandemic, the possibility of organizing vocational training for unemployed persons and
students, student internships within companies, as well as the assessment of the quality of public
employment services in the Federation of BiH from the perspective of employers.
