ZAGREB, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) -- Croatia is grappling with a labor shortage of approximately 230,000 workers, with the highest demand in healthcare and social welfare, according to a report released by the Croatian Employment Service on Sunday.

The healthcare and social welfare sector faces a gap of 37,080 workers, which is followed closely by the education sector, where there is a demand for 32,722 workers. The manufacturing industry ranks third, with a shortfall of over 29,000 workers.

Low birth rates and brain drain have been the main reasons for the acute labor shortage in Croatia, a country with a population less than 4 million.

Croatian Minister of the Interior Davor Bozinovic said earlier this month that by the end of October, there had been more than 120,000 foreign workers from non-European countries and 10,000 from European Union member states.

The report highlights that the unemployment rate in Croatia has fallen to a record low, with just over 87,000 unemployed people nationwide, a level not seen since the early 1990s. Enditem

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