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NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED WOMEN INCREASES BY 1.6% IN ARMENIA COMPARED WITH
8 MONTHS OF 2003
YEREVAN, October 5 (Noyan Tapan). In January-August 2004 the average
number of economically active population of Armenia made 1233.4
thousand people, 90.5% or 1116.3 thousand out of them were engaged in
economy and 9.5% or 117.1 thousand were unemployed. The latters were
registered in RA Employment Service agency of RA Ministry of Labor and
Social Issues and received the status of unemployed. According to the
data of RA National Statistical Service, as of late August 97.6% or
144.1 thousand out of the people looking for a job and registered in
the agency were unemployed and 78.6% or 113.3 thousand out of them
were given the status of unemployed. From the beginning of the year
5.4 thousand people got a job and 52.8% of them were women. 79
thousand or 69.8% of the unemployed officially registered in 2004
August were women. This index increased by 1.6% compared with the same
period of 2003.
8 MONTHS OF 2003
YEREVAN, October 5 (Noyan Tapan). In January-August 2004 the average
number of economically active population of Armenia made 1233.4
thousand people, 90.5% or 1116.3 thousand out of them were engaged in
economy and 9.5% or 117.1 thousand were unemployed. The latters were
registered in RA Employment Service agency of RA Ministry of Labor and
Social Issues and received the status of unemployed. According to the
data of RA National Statistical Service, as of late August 97.6% or
144.1 thousand out of the people looking for a job and registered in
the agency were unemployed and 78.6% or 113.3 thousand out of them
were given the status of unemployed. From the beginning of the year
5.4 thousand people got a job and 52.8% of them were women. 79
thousand or 69.8% of the unemployed officially registered in 2004
August were women. This index increased by 1.6% compared with the same
period of 2003.