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ARMENIAN UNEMPLOYMENT LEVEL RISES TO 6.8% IN JANUARY-JULY
ARKA
Sep 1, 2009
YEREVAN, September 1, /ARKA/. Armenia's unemployment rate in
January-July, 2009 rose to 6.8% from 6.3% in the same time span
of 2008, the country's National Statistical Service (NSS) told
ARKA. It said some 101,000 people looking for jobs were registered
by employment centers across the country-86,500 of them were jobless;
84,700 people were registered officially as unemployed. According to
official numbers, women again made the bulk of all jobless people-71.1%
(60,200).
The overall number of economically active population was 1,179,300;
1,099,400 had jobs, the rest were unemployed. The overall number of
jobless people entitled to unemployment allowances rose from 17,400
in Jan.-July, 2008 to 25,000. The average amount of the allowance
rose from 14,052 Drams to 16,875 Drams.
According to official figures, there were 866 vacancies by the end
of July.
ARKA
Sep 1, 2009
YEREVAN, September 1, /ARKA/. Armenia's unemployment rate in
January-July, 2009 rose to 6.8% from 6.3% in the same time span
of 2008, the country's National Statistical Service (NSS) told
ARKA. It said some 101,000 people looking for jobs were registered
by employment centers across the country-86,500 of them were jobless;
84,700 people were registered officially as unemployed. According to
official numbers, women again made the bulk of all jobless people-71.1%
(60,200).
The overall number of economically active population was 1,179,300;
1,099,400 had jobs, the rest were unemployed. The overall number of
jobless people entitled to unemployment allowances rose from 17,400
in Jan.-July, 2008 to 25,000. The average amount of the allowance
rose from 14,052 Drams to 16,875 Drams.
According to official figures, there were 866 vacancies by the end
of July.