Editing Skopje (section)

===Employment===

51% of the Skopje active population is employed in small firms. 52% of the population work in the services sector, 34% in industry, and the remaining is mainly employed in administration.<ref name="region"/>

The unemployment rate for the [[Skopje Statistical Region]] was at 27% in 2009, three points under the national rate (30%). The neighbouring [[Polog Statistical Region|Polog Region]] had a similar rate, but the less affected region was the [[Southwestern Statistical Region|South-West]], with 22%.<ref>{{Cite book |title=The Quality of Life and Regional Development in FYR Macedonia |publisher=Croatian Economic Survey |year=2010 |pages=121–162 |author=William Bartlett |author2=Hristina Cipusheva |author3=Marjan Nikolov |author4=Miroljub Shukarov}}</ref> Unemployment in Skopje mainly affects men, who represent 56% of jobseekers, people between 25 and 44 years old (45% of jobseekers), and non-qualified people (43%).<ref name="region"/> Unemployment also concerns [[Roma people]], who represent 4.63% of the city population but affects 70% of the active population in the community.<ref name="roma">{{cite web |url=http://upcommons.upc.edu/revistes/bitstream/2099/12139/1/C_27_2.pdf |title=Revisiting Topaana: touring a neighborhood where the other 1% lives |author=Jasna Stefanovska |access-date=15 October 2012}}</ref>

The average net monthly wage in Skopje was at €400 in October 2010, which represented 120% of the national figure.<ref name="brutno">{{cite web |url=http://www.mkd.mk/35313/makedonija/prosek-bruto-plata-makedonija-skopje/ |title=Скопска просечна бруто плата 593 евра, 20 отсто над државниот просек |year=2012 |publisher=MKD.mk |access-date=15 October 2012 |archive-date=20 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120820132923/http://www.mkd.mk/35313/makedonija/prosek-bruto-plata-makedonija-skopje/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The average wage in Skopje was then lower than in [[Sarajevo]] (€522),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fzs.ba/BiltenKanton/BiltenK0415.pdf |title=MJESEČNI STATISTIČKI PREGLED FEDERACIJE BOSNE I HERCEGOVINE PO KANTONIMA |access-date=2 June 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151106165018/https://www.fzs.ba/BiltenKanton/BiltenK0415.pdf |archive-date=6 November 2015}}</ref> Sofia (€436),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sofia.bg/en/display.asp?ime=today |title=Sofia in figures – 2010 |access-date=15 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004121251/http://sofia.bg/en/display.asp?ime=today |archive-date=4 October 2012}}</ref> and in Belgrade (€440).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.b92.net/biz/vesti/srbija.php?yyyy=2011&mm=04&dd=27&nav_id=508518 |title=Plata 353 evra, u Beogradu 440 evra |publisher=B92 |year=2011 |access-date=15 October 2011}}</ref>