"International Journal of Science" Third Issue

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Indrit Kellici

Majlinda Muka

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storey dwellings, 9.4% in the three-story dwelling and 0.9% live in large four-storey house(6).

Socio–economic conditions The employment The national percentage of the unemployment (relying on the statistics) is 13.7%, but in Keneta’s neighborhood this percentage has more dramatic dimensions. According to the study made from Municipality, out of 900 people who are capable of working only 507 are actually employed, or about 56.3%. Out of the total number of the employee only 23.6% are employed in public sector and 54.2% in private companies. Something that still remains a problem is that the employees of private company work illegally, without social insurances. The average of monthly incomes per family are 360$ and vary from 35$ to 1100$(7). The incomes per family can be grouped as above: • The group with the lowest income is just 2.0% of the families with about 100$ per month. A factor that may have influenced this drastic decrease is the devaluation of dollar that make that the incomes of 10.000 lek to be put in the second category. • The group with low incomes is 20.5% with 100 – 200$ per month. • The group with average incomes is the biggest group with 39.5% and the average monthly incomes vary from 200$ to 350$. • The group with highest incomes is represented from a considerable percentage about 38.0%.

The income sources One of the main source of the incomes for 47.8% of families’ economy is illegal work (informal work). Private work is the main source of the incomes for 32.7% of families’ economy. For more than 24% families the main source of the incomes is the emigration(8). 6. Durres city Municipal study 7. Study of Social Directorate of Durres Municipality 8. Study of Social Directorate of Durres Municipality

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