Formal employment is growing

In January, unemployment status was obtained by 552 people, and unemployment benefit was appointed to 621 citizens.
As stated in the State Employment Service of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of Azerbaijan , has on its account and to ensure employment as a temporary or permanent - the opportunity is given to citizens in 1905 .
In addition, in January 150 people were sent to training courses in accordance with the requirements of the labor market. As of February 1, 13 people were involved in paid public works.
In the cities of Baku, Sumgait, Ganja and Mingachevir 314 people were employed in temporary jobs through labor exchanges," the statement reads.
According to the State Statistics Committee, as of 1 January of this year officially registered 36,209 unemployed persons (previous year was 36,791). Unemployment benefit was 268.5 manat (previous year - 224.1 manat ) .
By the beginning of the year the number of able-bodied population was 4 million 757.8 thousand people. - 17D-