A talented and skilled workforce

2 universities, including LCC International University 5 colleges, and the Lithuanian Maritime Academy with 20,000 graduates each year
Klaipeda Science and Technology park fostering innovations in business
Baltic Valley, an Integrated Marine Science, Studies, and Business Centre, developing the Lithuanian maritime sector
More than 90% of the residents have a secondary or higher education
5 research centres:
- Institute for Baltic Region Archaeology and History Maritime institute
- Baltic Coastal Research and Development Institute
- Mechatronics Institute
- Institute for Continuing Education
- Lithuanian Agricultural Institute.

Labour market in Klaipeda County

At the beginning of 2010, the population of Klaipeda County numbered 376,549 and accounted for 11% of the entire country's population, of which more than 230,000 are of working age (18-65 years). Klaipeda, the third largest city in the country, has 190,000 inhabitants, and therefore the urban population makes up 73% of the Region's population.

Key features of the labour market:

Competitive overall labour cost level
Skillful, hard working, productive and motivated workforce
Very flexible labour market
Low frequency of strikes

Salary rates (2010):

Average monthly salary (gross) – 576 Eur/month
Senior Management (gross) 4,344 EUR/month
Engineers (gross) 1,303 EUR/month
Blue collar (gross) 637 EUR/month
Minimum monthly salary 232 EUR
Minimum hourly wage 1.41 EUR
Unemployment rate: 14 %

The Overview of Human Resources potential in Klaipeda Region