The number of people employed in Azerbaijan's economy increased by 2.3 percent or 37,000 people, amounting to over 1.6 million people, as of March 1, the State Statistics Committee has reported.

The number of people employed in Azerbaijan's economy increased by 2.6 percent or 43,400 people, amounting to 1.6 million people, as of February 1, 2021, the State Statistics Committee has reported.

Azerbaijan increased the average monthly salary of hired workers by 11.4 percent year-year-on in 2020, bringing the figure to AZN 707.3 ($416), the State Statistics Committee reported on February 9.

The average monthly salary of hired workers increased by 12.9 percent in Azerbaijan during the period of January-November 2020, amounting to AZN 703.5, the State Statistics Committee has reported.

The average monthly nominal salary of hired workers increased by 20.5 percent year-on-year in Azerbaijan, during the period of January- August, amounting to AZN 710.2 ($417), State Statistics Committee has reported.

The average monthly nominal salaries of hired workers increased by 23 percent in Azerbaijan amounting to AZN 720 ($423.5) year-on-year in the period between January and July, the State Statistics Committee has reported.

In 2020, the number of employees in the country’s economy increased by 5.7 percent and nominal monthly salary by 24.9 compared to the same period last year, State Statistics Committee has reported.