BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 25. A total of 656 new jobs were created in the Karabakh and East Zangezur economic regions from January through April 2025.
Data obtained by Trend from the State Statistics Committee indicates that out of these, 515 new positions were opened in Karabakh, while 141 were created in East Zangezur. Within Karabakh, the city of Khankendi accounted for the majority of new jobs with 283, and within East Zangezur, the district of Jabrayil led with 31 new positions.
Nationwide, 23,386 new jobs were established in the first quarter of 2025, with 90.6 percent of them in the non-state sector. Of all new positions, 74.4 percent were created in Baku, 0.9 percent in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, and 24.7 percent across other regions. Among these, 11.4 percent were in Absheron-Khizi, 2.4 percent in Guba-Khachmaz, 2.2 percent in Karabakh, 1.7 percent in Lankaran-Astara, 1.5 percent in Ganja-Dashkasan, 1.3 percent in Sheki-Zagatala, 1.1 percent in Shirvan-Salyan, and 0.6 percent each in Mil-Mugan, Mountainous Shirvan, Gazakh-Tovuz, Central Aran, and Eastern Zangazur economic regions.
Moreover, around 2,700 jobs were closed across the country during the same period. Of these, 48.4 percent were in the non-state sector. The closures were largely due to reductions in existing companies (79.9 percent), while the remaining 20.1 percent resulted from the cessation of operations of enterprises and institutions.