The central Government is responsible for:

• Legislation in the field of labour relations and employment, including support for the unemployed;
• Approving state programs on the increase of employment and adopting resolutions necessary to ensure support for employment;
• Coordinating the activities of ministries, other institutions and organizations related to the support for employment;
• Active and passive measures against unemployment (carried out by the National Labour Exchange and its local offices).

Local authorities are responsible for:

• Contributing to making, organising, managing, supervising and implementing the employment support policy;
• Drafting and implementing labour market policy measures and programmes on increasing employment.
• Participation in solving issues related to resident employment, qualification and re-qualification, organisation of public and seasonal work;
• Taking part in subsidised job creation;
• Participating in the implementation of Local Employment Initiative projects;
• Contributing to support for self-employed.
   

Responsible ministries/bodies

Ministry of Social Security and Labour

Lithuanian Labour Exchange