Statistics Lithuania

Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis expects wages to rise in the future as local businesses will face competition for workers from foreign-owned companies.

An immigration boom was recorded in Lithuania this summer, figures published by Statistics Lithuania showed on Thursday. Experts say this is due to the government's decision to facilitate hiring some professionals from abroad and visa-free travels with Ukraine.

Lithuania's 2016 per capita alcohol consumption figures released by the country's statistics office are lower than those published by the World Health Organization, but Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says that this does not substantially change the situation.

Alcohol-caused mortality in Lithuania is on a steady decline, the country's statistics office said on Tuesday.

Lithuania's legal alcohol consumption per person aged 15 years and over last year amounted to 13.2 liters, down by 0.8 liters from 14 liters in 2015, according to preliminary figures from the country's statistics office.

The total number of students in Lithuania's general education and higher education schools has dropped by more than 20 percent over the past six years, Statistics Lithuania said in Monday.

Statistics show that Lithuania's official emigration rate did not slow down in April and remained higher than in the same period last year.

Statistics show that Lithuania's official emigration rate slowed somewhat in March compared with February, bet remained higher than a year earlier.

Lithuania's general government budget balance last year moved into positive territory for the first time in 26 years and Finance Minister Vilius Šapoka says that a budget surplus is possible in the future too.

Lithuania's economic indicators are no longer having an impact on emigration flows, a new trend that has been observed in recent years, the head of the Vilnius office of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday.

The largest parliamentary Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union will seek that the agreement to curb emigration is signed by both political parties and public organizations and associated structures.

The number of members of political parties in Lithuania has risen by 3,400 to 118,800 over the past year, which accounts for 5 percent of the country's adult population, shows data published by Statistics Lithuania on Monday.

The number of members of trade unions was on the decline over the past six years, uniting 92,000 members or 7.7 percent of all employees last year, Statistics Lithuania said on Monday.

Emigration has been a perennial headache for the Lithuanian government and businesses for more than a decade now. Departures of young and educated people are a particular drain on the country's resources.

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