The Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan reports that in the first nine months of 2026, employers posted more than 1 million vacancies on the Enbek.kz Electronic Labour Exchange. This is 11.9% more than in the same period of 2025, when 978,000 vacancies were published. On average, about 120,000 job offers were posted on the platform each month.
Employers were most active in September, when 254,000 vacancies were published, or 23.2% of the total for the nine months. This is almost twice the August figure. The number of vacancies posted grew in all sectors, above all in trade, construction, manufacturing and transport.
By sector, the largest share of vacancies in the reporting period was in education (26.3%), followed by other services (13.0%), health care and social services (8.5%), manufacturing (7.2%) and public administration (6.8%).
By region, the highest shares of published vacancies were in Astana (8.7%), Almaty (8.4%), the Karaganda region (6.8%), the Turkistan region (6.7%) and the Pavlodar region (6.3%).
By skill level, most vacancies were for mid-level specialists (42.1%). Highly qualified specialists accounted for 32.7%, and workers without special qualifications for 25.2%.
Employers most often looked for nurses, drivers, preschool teachers, mathematics teachers, accountants and cooks. Social educators and school psychologists were also in demand among highly qualified specialists.
