Azerbaijan, Baku, Jan. 21 / Trend N.Ismayilova /
As of Jan. 1, there were 38,900 unemployed people, including 43.6 percent - women in Azerbaijan, the State Statistics Committee reported. Four unemployed claim for one vacancy in the country
During the reported period, the economically active people in Azerbaijan made up 4,346,300 including 1,363,900 people as hired workers. Of the hired people, 856,900 people work in the public sector and 490,600 -in private.
Of the hired employees involved in the production spheres: 20.3 percent in industry, 2.6 percent in extracting and 6 in processing, 5 percent in construction, 2.9 percent in agriculture, forestry and fishing, 25.5 percent in education, 19.8 percent in wholesale and retail trade, repair of automobiles, home wares and personal things, 10 percent in health and social services, 5.7 percent in transport, 1.8 percent- communications, 0.6 percent - in real estate transactions, 3.9 percent in state government and defense, 1.8 percent in communal and 0.9 percent - other sectors.
Average unemployment benefit is 190.9 manat .
The official exchange rate is 0.7974 manat to $1 Jan. 21.