CREATION JOBS IN THE REAL SECTOR: CASE OF THE REPUBLIC OF NORTH MACEDONIA

Abstract

The Macedonian labor market is characterized by deep structural imbalances and a high presence of structural unemployment in overall unemployment. The roots of such imbalances can be traced to a number of factors, including a lack of regional mobility, the deindustrialization of these economies during the transition period, and the resulting massive unemployment of low-skilled and difficult-to-adapt labor, or a weak link between education systems and requirements in industry36.The new conception of the small enterprise as a carrier and engine of economic development is quite persuasive with its economic logic and reaffirms the small enterprise as a significant economic sector. The activities within the small enterprises are aimed at intensifying the results of the work by achieving a balance between objective possibilities and good working principles. The monitoring of the small enterprise, through the prism of its influence on economic growth and development, rejects the traditional view for small enterprises as security guards.The SME sector is a driver of inclusive economic growth in Macedonia and the creation of sustainable jobs increasing productivity. It also does not agree with the notion that small enterprises are economically inefficient organisms.The subject of research in this paper is focused on conducting analysis of the active enterprises in the Republic of Macedonia by sector and by number of employees in the period from 2011 to 2017, as well as analysis of the of economic growth (GDP) in the period 2011-2016.