Baku, Azerbaijan, Apr. 18
By Leman Zeynalova – Trend:
As of April 1, 2017, some 35,600 people were officially registered as unemployed in Azerbaijan, including 37.5 percent women, the Azerbaijani State Statistics Committee’s report as of January-March 2017 said.
According to the report, the number of unemployed increased by 10.2 percent in the country in January-March 2017 compared to January-March 2016.
The average monthly unemployment benefit is 269.7 manat in Azerbaijan in January-March 2017, which is by 6.7 percent more than in January-March 2016.
Distribution of unemployed individuals and those who receive unemployment benefit in cities and regions as of April 1, 2017 (people):
|
Individuals with unemployed status |
Individuals receiving unemployment benefits |
|
|
Baku |
16 156 |
1 727 |
|
Absheron |
1 911 |
669 |
|
Ganja-Gazakh |
2 458 |
417 |
|
Sheki-Zaqatala |
1 023 |
240 |
|
Lankaran |
1 010 |
113 |
|
Guba-Khachmaz |
1 384 |
288 |
|
Aran |
7 828 |
765 |
|
Upper-Karabakh |
1 594 |
212 |
|
Kalbajar-Lachin |
1 422 |
207 |
|
Mountain Shirvan |
856 |
148 |
|
Nakhchivan |
- |
- |
As of April 1, 2017, the economically active population reached almost 5.02 million people, which is by 2.4 percent more compared to the same period of 2016.
Around 22.1 percent account for the hired employees involved in education, 19.3 percent - trade, repair of vehicles, 8.7 percent - medical and social services, 7.1 percent in state governance and defense, social maintenance, 4.7 percent - transportation and warehousing, 3.8 percent - recreation, entertainment and arts, 3.5 percent – professional, scientific and technical activities, 1.6 percent - financial and insurance activities, 1.2 percent - real estate transactions, 1.6 percent - administrative and additional services, 1.5 percent – tourist accommodation and catering and 1.1 percent - other areas.
(1.7026 AZN = 1 USD on Apr. 18)