ARMENIA IS ONE OF THE WORLD LEADERS IN THE SIZE OF THE HIDDEN UNEMPLOYMENT BY ABEL AGHANBEGYAN
Armenia is one of the leading countries in the world by the size of
hidden unemployment, according Aghanbegyan Abel, head of the department
of economic theory and policy at the Russian Academy of National
Economy and Public Administration.
"The unemployment rate in Armenia is extremely huge. Officially,
there are 265,000 people unemployed but in fact over 2.3 million
people of working age are employed only 1.1 million, the rest is
not considered unemployed. These figures can not be found in another
country, "he said.
According to the National Statistical Service of Armenia, the number
of officially registered unemployed in February 2013 was 61,300 or 8.6%
less than in February 2012
Friday, July 12, 2013, Stephane © armenews.com
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Armenia is one of the leading countries in the world by the size of
hidden unemployment, according Aghanbegyan Abel, head of the department
of economic theory and policy at the Russian Academy of National
Economy and Public Administration.
"The unemployment rate in Armenia is extremely huge. Officially,
there are 265,000 people unemployed but in fact over 2.3 million
people of working age are employed only 1.1 million, the rest is
not considered unemployed. These figures can not be found in another
country, "he said.
According to the National Statistical Service of Armenia, the number
of officially registered unemployed in February 2013 was 61,300 or 8.6%
less than in February 2012
Friday, July 12, 2013, Stephane © armenews.com
http://www.armenews.com/article.php3?id_article=89019