The demand for workforce in Kazakhstan significantly exceeded supply at the end of 2025.
According to the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection, in December, employers posted 109,600 job vacancies on the Enbek.kz online job exchange, while job seekers submitted 71,500 resumes. Compared to November, the number of job openings increased by 8.4% (+8,500), while the number of resumes decreased by 29.4% (-29,800).
The largest number of job openings were in education – 23,300 (21.3% of the total) and in the services sector – 23,200 (21.2%). Significant demand for workforce remained in agriculture, forestry, and fishing sectors, where 18,700 vacancies were posted (17.1%). Demand also remained high in healthcare and social services (7,200 vacancies), manufacturing industries (6,200), wholesale and retail trade (6,100), and construction (3,800).
Among job seekers, office and social workers were the most active: accountants posted 1,463 resumes, lawyers — 1,132, and nurses — 1,181.
Gender-wise, job seeker activity was almost equal: women posted 52.1% of all resumes, while men posted 47.9%. Women mainly sought work in education, healthcare, and accounting, while men looked for technical and managerial positions.
The majority of resumes in December came from young people under 35, accounting for 40.8% of all job seekers, followed by those aged 35-44 (29.9%), 45-54 (19.1%), and over 55 (10.2%).
In terms of salary, the highest-paid job offers in December were for production managers (1.8 million tenge a month, or about $3,500), mine directors (1 million tenge, about $1,960), and chemical engineers (1 million tenge).
Job seekers had the highest salary expectations for the positions of agronomist-entomologists (3.4 million tenge, or about $6,600), flight attendants (3.3 million tenge, about $6,500), and computer equipment installers (2.7 million tenge, about $5,300).
