Real Picture of Unemployment is Different

Emil Lazarian News

REAL PICTURE OF UNEMPLOYMENT IS DIFFERENT

Lragir/am
23 March 06

According to the information of the Department of Employment of the Ministry of Social Security of Armenia, about 116 thousand people are currently looking for jobs, 85 thousand of which are unemployed. On March 23 the head of the department Sona Harutiunyan told news reporters that due to the enlargement of social programs more unemployed people wish to get registered and receive benefits.
Sona Harutiunyan says over 70 per cent of the unemployed in Armenia are women, whereas the bulk of the offered employment requires manual workers. Besides, Sona Harutiunyan says the official index of unemployment is not real, since not all the unemployed people are registered. Besides, the representative of the Ministry of Social Security said the rate of unemployment would go extremely high if everyone working abroad returned.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

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