BAKU, Azerbaijan, Aug. 11
By Zeyni Jafarov - Trend:
The number of employees in Azerbaijan decreased by 4,500 people, or 0.3 percent as of July 1, 2021, compared to the same period of 2020, Trend reports citing the report of the State Statistical Committee of Azerbaijan.
The total number of employees amounted to 1.69 million people, of which 908,100 people work in the public sector of the economy, and 782,500 in the non-state sector.
“Of the total number of employees, 19.4 percent were involved in education, 18.5 percent - in trade and repair of vehicles, 12.8 percent - in industry, 8.2 percent - in health care and social services to the population, 7.6 percent - in construction. Another 6.6 percent of hired workers were in public administration, defense and social security, 4.4 percent - in transport and warehousing, 3.4 percent - in agriculture and forestry, as well as fishing, 3.5 percent - in professional and scientific and technical activities, 1.7 percent were involved in finance and insurance, and 13.9 percent in other areas of the economy,” the committee said.
According to preliminary data, by early July 2021, the average monthly salary of employees increased by 0.6 percent on annual basis, amounting to 724.4 manat ($426.1).
At the same time, the number of employees engaged in the mining industry, in the areas of financial, insurance, professional, scientific and technical activities, in the information and communications sector, as well as in the field of transport and warehousing, has also increased.
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