BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 22
By Rufiz Hafizoglu – Trend:
The number of job seekers from Turkey in Uzbekistan considerably went down in the first six months of 2020, Turkish Employment Agency (İŞKUR) told Trend on July 22.
According to the agency, over the reporting period, 61 Turkish citizens visited Uzbekistan to find work through İŞKUR, which is 78.7 percent less compared to the same period in 2019.
In general, 4,622 Turkish citizens went abroad via İŞKUR, which is 52.6 percent less than from January through June 2019.
In June 2020, 67,832 citizens were provided with jobs through this agency in Turkey.
Some 65.2 percent of the total number of employed citizens accounted for women and 34.8 percent for men.
In June 2020, 96.9 percent of the total number of citizens provided with jobs accounted for the private sector, İŞKUR said.
The number of unemployed in Turkey in the reporting month amounted to over 3.3 million people, 34.6 percent of whom are women, and 52.5 percent are men.
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