Over the month, the number of employees decreased by 1.2%

In January of this year, the number of employed persons in Azerbaijan reduced by 17 800 people. At the same time government agencies say the legalization and the opening of new jobs.

According to the State Statistics Committee, on February 1 this year in the country's economy were employed 1,492,300 workers employed, which is 1.2 % less than in the beginning of the year . The Department of Labor of SSC told Turan, that this is due to the reduction of employees of SOCAR.

February 1, in the public sector have worked 896,800 (-0.4%), in the private sector - 595,500 people (-2.4%).

Ministry of Taxes reports that in January-February it found 1,425 illegal workers. The State Labor Inspectorate Service under the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of population during this period provided the registration of labor relations with 1,330 irregular workers.

It is noteworthy that these state structures of employment in the country do not match. Thus, the State Statistics Committee today released data on the level of employment on January 1, 2014, according to which employed were 4,521,200 people, which is 1.7 % more than early last year. Over the last 2 years the employment rate rose by 145 900 people. According to another report it , the number of workers employed for 2 years increased by 109,400 people. The contrast is that the Ministry of tax claims that during these two years only by his efforts was legalized 200,000 jobs.

According to the State Social Protection Fund , on the first of January this year on the individual account social security payers consist 2,691,000 people.

According to the SSC, the unemployment rate in Azerbaijan is at the beginning of the year 5 % (236 600 persons).

Head of the NGO League for the Protection of Labor Rights Sahib Mammadov told Turan, that the criteria for determining employment in Azerbaijan flawed. "Regardless of whether or not the land is cultivated, all family members having land share, are related to employment. Part of the working population engaged in seasonal employment. And in some industrial enterprises workers have been released on indefinite leave. All these persons are employed population , " he said.

According to experts, taking into account the shadow unemployment, real unemployment is to be expressed in double digits. - 08B-