In Azerbaijan in June there was registered a record number of employees in the private sector - 619,300 people. Compared with the period on the first July 2013 the number of workers employed in the private sector increased by 3.4% (20 800), reported the State Statistics Committee.
As of July 1, in the economy of Azerbaijan were occupied 1,510,900 employed persons, an increase of 100 people against a month before. In this case, the situation has not changed since January this year, when the State Statistics Committee registered approximately the same number of employees - 1,510,100 people.
In the reported period, the number of public sector employees was 891,600 people, 13,600 fewer than on June 1.
The government claims to have the country's lowest unemployment rate - 236 000 people, or about 5% of the labor force. Independent experts believe that the level of employment is made artificially high due to the members of families with land holdings in rural areas (more than 850 000 families). According to their calculations, in the country there are at least 0.5 million unemployed. Officially recognized as unemployed are 36,800 people (1 July 2014), 2 459 of whom receive benefits. --08D--
Economics
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The Baku Small and Medium Business (SME) House and the Miniboss Business School have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at developing entrepreneurial skills among children, the Small and Medium Business Development Agency (KOBIA) reported on Monday.
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In 2025, Azerbaijan's information security and digital infrastructure remain under pressure, as experts highlight the absence of a National Internet Exchange Point (IXP). Osman Gunduz, head of the NGO Multimediya, has renewed calls for the Information and Communication Technologies Agency (İKTA) to spearhead the creation of a Milli İnternet Mübadilə Mərkəzi (National Internet Exchange Centre) in collaboration with key local providers Azertelecom, Delta Telecom, AzTelekom, and global industry leaders.
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Azerbaijan's Cabinet of Ministers approved a new sanitary-protection zone spanning 289.5 hectares for the Dashalti State Nature Reserve on Sunday, in a move aimed at strengthening environmental protection measures. The decision, signed by Prime Minister Ali Asadov, aligns with national legislation on protected areas and implements provisions of a 2014 presidential decree amending the law on "Specially Protected Natural Areas and Objects."
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