According to the results of the 2021 Population and Housing Census, as of the end of 2021, 58% of the population was employed, indicating an increase of 6 percentage points compared with ten years ago. This increase was attributable primarily to people of retirement age remaining in employment. One in five retired persons is working, twice as much as ten years ago. Recent census data revealed a steady increase compared with previous censuses in the share of wages or salaries as the primary source of subsistence.
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