"CUT YOUR PROFITS AND INCREASE SALARIES"

Panorama.am
20:28 08/12/2008

According to the official data the unemployment rate has been reduced
by 0.4%, hence currently it is 6.3%, but according to the official
data provided by the international organizations the unemployment rate
is 27-28%, said Sona Harutyunyan, the head of Employment State Agency.

According to her the unemployment rate in Syunik, Lori, Shirak,
Kotayk and Tavush regions is even higher.

According to Sona Harutyunyan, the agency completed its mission
by 100%. In general, work fairs organized by their agency are also
well improved. Within this year 5 fairs have been conducted which
contributed to the communication and creation of new contacts with
the employers and the employees.

The agency plans to direct the target of its activities to the regions
in 2009. In the aftermaths of financial crisis the mining has seriously
suffered and it is expected to have 1655 unemployed people in Agarak,
Kapan, Qajaran and Alaverdi.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress