Bishkek, Nov. 18, 2025. /Kabar/. The number of citizens registered as unemployed in Kyrgyzstan is decreasing annually, Saadatkul Mukanbetova, a leading specialist in the Department for Preparing Decisions to Promote Employment at the Ministry of Labor, Social Security, and Migration, told live on the Kabar News Agency.
According to her, the decline is due to the growing number of informally employed citizens who work without a work record book or are temporarily employed in seasonal jobs.
"Also, the social contract came into effect in 2023—the unemployed began receiving child support payments from the state. This also contributed to a reduction in the number of officially registered unemployed. Last year, from January to October, we had over 70,000 registered unemployed; now, it's around 50,000," Mukanbetova noted.
She added that a large number of citizens are contacting the ministry for employment consultations. Overall, the number of such requests has reached 120,000.