BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 6. Last year a total of 44,500 women were employed in Azerbaijan, said Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Protection of Population Hidayat Abdullayev during the "Women's Solidarity and Innovative Future for the Green World" event in Baku dedicated to the development of women's entrepreneurship, Trend reports.
He mentioned that active employment measures reached a total of 427,000 individuals in 2023.
"In the previous year, Azerbaijan saw 44,500 women gain employment, with an additional 5,300 participating in advanced training courses. A key state employment objective is to enhance women's engagement and employment prospects in the labor market. Thanks to successful efforts in this regard, the level of women's participation in the workforce continues to rise annually," he emphasized.
The data from the Azerbaijani State Committee for Family, Women and Children shows that 269,320 women entrepreneurs have been recorded in Azerbaijan as of the end of 2023.
Besides, the data from the State Statistics Committee of Azerbaijan shows that the total number of hired workers as of January 1, 2024 amounted to 1.74 million people, including 899,100 in the public sector of the economy, and 842,700 in the private sector.
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