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Azerbaijan notes increase in employment

Economy Materials 12 November 2021 14:01 (UTC +04:00)
Azerbaijan notes increase in employment

BAKU, Azerbaijan, Nov. 12

By Nazrin Israfilova – Trend:

The number of employees in Azerbaijan as of October 2021 increased by 1.1 percent, or 17,700 people compared to the same period last year - up to 1.699 million people, Trend reports with reference to the State Statistics Committee.

According to the Committee, 903,600 of employees work in the public sector, and 795,700 - in the private sector.

At the same time, 19.2 percent of employees were involved in education, 18.6 percent - trade, 12.9 percent - industry, 8.2 percent - health care and social services, 7.6 percent - construction, 6.6 percent - public administration, defense and social security, 4.3 percent - transport and storage, 3.5 percent - agriculture, forestry and fishing, 3.5 percent - professional, scientific and technical sphere, 1.8 percent - financial and insurance spheres and 13.8 percent were involved in other spheres of the economy.

It is reported that the average monthly nominal wage of employees in 9M2021 increased by 2.3 percent compared to the same period last year and amounted to 723.2 manats ($430.83).

At the same time, the largest growth of wages was recorded in the mining industry, finance and insurance, information and communications, as well as in transport and warehousing.

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