According to the results of the poll called "Employment in Croatia", published on the web site of the Posao. hr, 62 percent of a total of 868 respondents admit that they were employed illegally at least once in their life.
Most of the people covered by the survey, namely 46 percent, have a university degree, 15 percent of them have degrees from two- or three-year colleges, 31 percent have finished secondary school, six percent have attended postgraduate studies or earned a doctoral degree, and two percent of respondents have attended only elementary school,
The employed accounted for 56 percent of the respondents, and others were jobless at the time.
Three fifths of the respondents fear that Croatia's entry into the European Union would produce a negative effect on the domestic labour market causing a higher unemployment rate.
Even 80 percent believe that jobs can be easier obtained if a job-seeker has his or her connections and somebody who will favour them while working experience and education are not so much important.
Almost three quarters of the respondents would be happier if they can get a job in state-run companies, and a smaller number of them will be satisfied with a job in the private sector. 90 percent would accept the retraining if they cannot find a job with their degrees and qualifications.
According to the survey, main reasons for unemployment are the current situation in the national economy and an undeveloped labour market.
In November 2004, Croatia's unemployment rate was 18.4 percent with 312,786 registered jobless persons.