Six pct of Azeris jobless: gov’t
BAKU - Six percent of able-bodied citizens of Azerbaijan are unemployed, an official at the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection has said.
Anar Badalbayli told a news conference Monday that, according to unofficial sources, the number of the jobless is about 265,000 in the country of about 9 million people.
The number of people receiving the status of unemployed citizens is on the decrease and currently 40,000 of them are registered with the state.
According to Badalbayli, the highest demand in Azerbaijan’s labor market is presently for teachers and medical workers. The acute need for people of these occupations is sensed in the country’s regions as well. Also, there is a need for tourism sector employees, considering seasonal factors. In the capital Baku, the market is in need of manual laborers.*
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