Azerbaijan, Baku / Trend corr I. Khalilova / By 1 August 51,857 unemployed persons were officially registered in Azerbaijan with 50.8% of them being women, according to the State Statistics Committee. The number of jobless people had decreased by 0.6% in July with 5 persons to every vacancy.
The able-bodied population made up 4,285,700 people, with 3,996,000 being employed. Some 1,345,000 people were wage earners.
Some 13.5% of the freelance workers are engaged in industry, 3.6% in construction, and 3% in agriculture, forestry, and fishing. Some 37.7% of the employed population are engaged in education, 0.7% in wholesale and retail, repair of cars, domestic facilities and items of personal consumption, 15.3% in health and social services, 8.6% in transport and communications, 7.5% in social field, personal services, 5% in real estate operations and rent, 4.5% in state governing and defence, 0.6% in other fields.
Currently the unemployment benefit comprises AZN 62.5.