“Absolute record” number of jobs recorded in March, says PM

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YEREVAN, APRIL 22, ARMENPRESS. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan says the figures of the month of March 2022 in terms of jobs are an absolute record in the entire history of Armenia.

He said there’ve been 654,784 paid workplaces recorded in March, which is a 5,3% increase compared to March 2021, and a 12,1% increase compared to 2019 and 22,4% increase compared to 2018.

“Since 2018 we have 120,660 new registered jobs. But there is a methodology issue. We can’t differentiate how many of these are newly created jobs and how many are those who came out of the shadow,” he said.

The average monthly salary in March stood at 243,607 drams, a 15,2% increase compared to 2021, and 32,4% increase compared to 2019 and 39,9% increase compared to 2018.

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“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS