UNEMPLOYMENT IN ARMENIA REACHES 17.6% IN 2014
YEREVAN, April 1. /ARKA/. Unemployment rate in Armenia rose 1.4
percentage points in 2014, compared with the previous year, to 17.6%,
the National Statistical Service reports referring to the preliminary
figures.
According to the report, unemployment in cities was recorded at 24.7%
in 2014 against 23.4% in 2013 and in rural areas 6.7% against 6%
respectively.
The number of economically active people in Armenia was 1,375,400,
of which 1,133,700 employed and 241,700 unemployed.
The number of economically not active people was 804,200 in 2014
against 800,700 in 2013.
The country's human resources were 2,179,600 people in 2014 (0.4%
decline). ---0-----
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YEREVAN, April 1. /ARKA/. Unemployment rate in Armenia rose 1.4
percentage points in 2014, compared with the previous year, to 17.6%,
the National Statistical Service reports referring to the preliminary
figures.
According to the report, unemployment in cities was recorded at 24.7%
in 2014 against 23.4% in 2013 and in rural areas 6.7% against 6%
respectively.
The number of economically active people in Armenia was 1,375,400,
of which 1,133,700 employed and 241,700 unemployed.
The number of economically not active people was 804,200 in 2014
against 800,700 in 2013.
The country's human resources were 2,179,600 people in 2014 (0.4%
decline). ---0-----
http://arka.am/en/news/society/unemployment_in_armenia_reaches_17_6_in_2014/#sthash.TXIvwmhB.dpuf
From: Baghdasarian