Lithuanian Labour Exchange at the Ministry of Social Security and Labour and its 46 local labour exchange offices began their activities on 1st of March, 1991.

Lithuanian Labour Exchange implements state employment guarantees on labour market, provides assistance for job seekers in finding job, provides employers with necessary skilled labour force, involves registered job seekers into population employment programs (vocational training and retraining, organisation of own business, placement into public works and works financed from the Employment Fund, establishment of new jobs, activities of job clubs) and pays unemployment benefits.

Tripartite commissions functioning on a voluntary basis are set up at the labour exchanges for the consideration of issues concerning the population employment. The commissions consist of representatives of trade unions, employers and public authorities.