Baku, Azerbaijan, Feb. 17
By Azad Hasanli - Trend:
As of Feb. 1, 2015, some 28,900 people were officially registered as unemployed in Azerbaijan, including 39.4 percent women, the Azerbaijani State Statistics Committee's report said.
The number of unemployed has decreased by 25.3 percent since early 2015 compared to early 2014.
The average monthly amount of unemployment benefit in Azerbaijan is 266.9 AZN, which is 4.2 percent more than the previous year.
Distribution of unemployed individuals and those who receive unemployment benefit in towns and regions as of Feb. 1, 2015 (people)
|
Region: |
Individuals with unemployed status: |
Individuals receiving unemployment benefits: |
|
Baku |
11 528 |
581 |
|
Absheron region |
1 768 |
194 |
|
Ganja-Gazakh |
1 949 |
160 |
|
Sheki-Zaqatala |
826 |
62 |
|
Lankaran |
876 |
30 |
|
Guba-Khachmaz |
904 |
88 |
|
Aran |
7 221 |
249 |
|
Upper-Karabakh |
1 711 |
130 |
|
Kalbajar-Lachin |
1 320 |
31 |
|
Mountain Shirvan |
759 |
35 |
|
Nakhchivan |
- |
- |
According to the State Statistics Committee, as of early February 2015, the economically active population is 4.844 million people, of which 4.607 people were engaged in labor activity. In this case, as of February 1, 2015, the number of hired persons is 1.516 million people, including 884,400 people worked in the public sector, and 631,700 people - in private sector.
The number of people working in the oil sector amounted to 35,900 people, in the non-oil sector - 1.480 million people. Around 1.471 million people among hired employees work in non-agricultural sphere.
Around 22.8 percent fall to the hired employees involved in the production spheres: 7.1 percent in construction, 6.7 percent in manufacturing industry, 2.9 percent in agriculture, forestry and fishing, 2.4 percent - in the mining industry, 2 percent - in the production and distribution of electricity, gas and steam, 1.7 percent - in water supply, waste recycling, 22.5 percent in education, 18.8 percent - trade, repair of vehicles, 8.7 percent - medical and social services, 6.7 percent in state governance and defense, social maintenance, 4.7 percent - transportation and warehousing, 3.8 percent - recreation, entertainment and arts, 3.8 percent - professional, scientific and technical activities, 1.7 percent - communication and information, 2 percent - financial and insurance activities, 0.8 percent - real estate transactions, 1.6 percent - administrative and additional services, 1.4 percent - tourist accommodation and food and 1.1 percent - other areas.
The official exchange rate is 0.7853 AZN/USD Feb. 17.
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