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Number of Turkish citizens looking for job in Azerbaijan down

Türkiye Materials 19 August 2019 20:57 (UTC +04:00)

Baku, Azerbaijan, Aug. 19

By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:

In January-July 2019, the number of Turkish citizens looking for job in Azerbaijan decreased, Trend reports referring to Turkish Employment Agency (ISKUR).

In January-July 2019, the number of Turkish citizens who visited Azerbaijan through ISKUR in order to find work decreased by 59.1 percent compared to the same period in 2018.

In January-July 2019, only nine Turkish citizens visited Azerbaijan through the employment service.

Moreover, in January-July 2019, 11,100 Turkish citizens went abroad via ISKUR, which is 13.4 percent less compared to the same period in 2018.

In July 2019, 158,000 citizens were provided with jobs through ISKUR in Turkey, which is 17.9 percent more compared to July 2018. Of those employed, 31.3 percent were women, while 68.7 percent were men.

Of the jobs secured in July 2019, 99.7 percent accounted for the private sector.

In July 2019, the number of unemployed in Turkey amounted to 4.039 million people, of which 50.2 percent were women and 49.8 percent were men.

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