This article analyses the employment of people of pre-retirement age (60 to 64 years old), and its links to digital literacy and subjective
health status in Lithuania. The aim of the study is to identify the main technological and social barriers limiting the motivation and opportunities of older working-age people to remain in the labour market in the context of regional exclusion. Secondary data analysis was performed for the study, using data from a representative survey of the Lithuanian population in 2025 (n=650). Comparative analysis was applied, dividing respondents into two age groups (50 to 59 years and 60 to 64 years), and assessing their declared digital literacy according to place of residence and education. The study revealed a clear regional polarisation: in rural areas, low or zero digital self-awareness among 60 to 64-year-olds reaches 23.9%, while in the capital this indicator is eliminated. It was found that higher education acts as a protective factor against technological isolation, while people with secondary education usually have only basic competencies that are insufficient in the digitalised labour market. The employment trajectories of pre-retirement age people in Lithuania are determined by the complex interaction between declining investment in human capital, poorer subjective health status, and a lack of digital trust. The article concludes that active ageing in regions often becomes forced activity, determined by economic deprivation rather than successful technological adaptation.
Šiame straipsnyje analizuojamos darbuotojų atleidimų priežastys, nagrinėjant grupės darbuotojų atleidimo situacijas. Teorinėje dalyje aptariami mokslininkų bei specialistų, tyrusių šią temą ir siejusių ją su grupės darbuotojų atleidimu, darbai. Remiantis Lietuvos 2018–2022 metų statistiniais duomenimis, straipsnyje atliekama analizė, kur grupuojami ir analizuojami grupės darbuotojų atleidimo mastai, jų pasiskirstymas pagal regionus, pateikiamos atleidimo priežastys, nagrinėjamos įmonių veiklos sritys. Be to, pristatomi valstybės institucijų teikiamų paslaugų variantai darbuotojams, kurie gali susidurti su grupės darbuotojų atleidimu.
Klaipėda is the third largest city in Lithuania, but its population is decreasing, while its suburbs are expanding and growing. This study reveals population migration to Klaipėda suburbs at the level of the smallest administrative unit – elderships. This helps with sufficient precision to identify not only the most attractive suburban residential areas, but also to determine the social-demographic problems faced by the local population. Due to uneven population change and structure, there is already a shortage of educational institutions and educators in some elderships. In the remote elderships from Klaipėda city, the population is rapidly aging, the unemployment rate is relatively higher than in other elderships, and the connection with the Klaipėda city by public transport is insufficient. Proposals for administrations of elderships and district municipalities are formulated taking into account the trends of population change. Comparative analysis, cartographic analysis, document analysis, expert interview method and others were applied in this study.