WOMEN MAKE 71.9% OF PEOPLE HAVING IN ARMENIA STATUS OF UNEMPLOYED

YEREVAN, MARCH 23, NOYAN TAPAN. The middle number of the economically
active population in Armenia made 1 mln 170.2 thousand peope in
January of this year. 92.8% or 1 mln 85.6 thousand of them were
engaged in the economy, and 7.2% or 84.6 thousand did not have
work. The latters were registered at the RA Employment Service Agency
of the RA Ministry of Labour and Social Issues and got status of
unemployed. According to data of the RA National Statistical Service,
women made 71.9% of the registered unemployed people. This index grew
1.1% as if compared with same period of time of the last year.

0.4 thousand people found work in January. Women made 75% of them.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress