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  • Real Unemployment Rate In Armenia Closer To 45-50%

    REAL UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN ARMENIA CLOSER TO 45-50%

    epress.am
    09.29.2011 14:34

    According to figures released by the RA Ministry of Labor and Social
    Affairs, 247,500 Armenia citizens are looking for work. This figure
    is noted in the draft "2012 State Program to Establish Employment,"
    which is included in the agenda of today's cabinet meeting, reports
    local daily Haykakan Jamanak ("Armenian Times").

    The document states that only 88,300 of these job seekers are
    registered in the territorial agencies of the State Employment
    Service. However, experts assert that official figures don't reflect
    the full reality since unofficial studies have shown that more than
    500,000 "economically active" people are unemployed.

    If we proceed from official figures of Armenia's population, the above
    figure comprises more than 30% of "economically active" residents. But
    considering that official population figures are likewise distorted,
    the real level of unemployment in Armenia is closer to 45-50% of the
    population. This indicator places Armenia in the "leading" positions
    in the world in terms of unemployment.

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