As of November 1, 2006, 54,417 people have been officially registered as unemployed, 51.3% out of which are women. 4 unemployed persons apply for one vacant place, Trend has been told at the State Statistics Committee. Over July, the number of unemployed persons has decreased by 0.57%.
For the reported period, the numbers of able-bodied citizens are 3960,800 people, or 46.6% of all population. 33.4% of them are free-lance workers, while one fifth works in the sphere of production with major portion in big and medium-scale enterprises.
The average allowance for unemployment is AZN 56.3 or 37.9% from the average monthly salaries of free-lance workers on contract in September