NEW JOBS OPENED IN ARMENIA, THOUGH UMEPLOYMENT HAS INCREASIED TOO

Tert.am
15:24 10.05.10

By May 1 unemployment level in Armenia has remained the same compared
to the data recorded in the beginning of 2010 – an average of 7.3%.

Among marzes (province) that have seen a higher unemployment level
than is the average, are Shirak (12.4%), Syunik (11.4%), Lori
(11.2%), Kotayk (9.8%), Tavush (9.0%) and Yerevan (7.8%), Head of
State Employment Service agency Sona Harutyunyan said at a press
conference today.

The number of unemployed people for the four months of 2010 has
increased by 10,000 to a total of 85,000 in comparison with the same
period of 2009.

According to Harutyuyna a study conducted at the end of 2009 revealed
that the average level of unemployment in Armenia was 27.5%. At the
same time she mentioned that the unemployment level is stable which
is accounted for by the stability in the Armenian economy.

Of all the people searching for a job only 14% has higher education.

Most of them are among 30-50-year-old age group. This year 3550
people have found a job. This 29.2% more than it was at the same
period in 2009.

According to Harutyunyan labor workers, workers in the services and
production sector are among the most demanded ones, while villages
located in the high mountains and near the borders are in great need
of pedagogues, doctors and pharmacists.