ABOUT 71% OF UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE IN ARMENIA ARE WOMEN
Noyan Tapan
Mar 20 2006
YEREVAN, MARCH 20, NOYAN TAPAN. As of March 1, the level of
unemployment in Armenia made 7.6% what reduced compared with the same
day of the previous year by 1.6%. As the Noyan Tapan correspondent was
informed by the “RA Employment Service” agency, women make the 70.8% of
those unemployed. At present demand of qualified computer programmers,
clerks, doctors (in marzes), translators (especially of the English
language), insurance agents, brokers, tailors, turners, welders,
milling-machine operators, carpet makers, jewellers, specialists of
the service sphere is high in the labour market. But working places for
some professions remain vacant, mainly because of the low salary. 1303
people looking for job were given work in February. Women make 59.2%
of them. It was also mentioned that as of March 1, 5341 unemployed
people got unemployment benefit.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
