BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 11. The number of employees in Azerbaijan increased by 28,600 people (1.7 percent) on annual basis as of October 1, 2022, Trend reports on November 11 via the State Statistics Committee.
According to the committee, the total number of employees amounted to 1.7 million people, including 898,000 in the public sector of the economy and 829,900 in the private sector.
As many as 19.1 percent of the total number of employed persons were in education, 18.6 percent in trade and vehicle repair, 12.7 percent in industry, 8.2 percent in healthcare and social services, and 7.5 percent in construction.
Besides, according to the committee, 6.5 percent of the total number of employed persons fell on public administration, defense and social security, 4.3 percent - on transport and warehousing, 3.6 percent - on agriculture, forestry and fisheries, 3.5 percent - on scientific and technical activities, two percent - for financial and insurance activities, and 14 percent - for other sectors of the economy.
The average monthly nominal wage of employees in Azerbaijan increased by 14.4 percent year on year and amounted to 827.4 manat ($486.7) from January through September 2022. According to this indicator, growth was recorded in the mining industry, in areas of financial, insurance, scientific and technical activities, and in the information and communication sector.