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More Azerbaijani men than women unemployed

Fri 19 March 2010 | 17:35 GMT

At 1 March the number of able-bodied population of Azerbaijan made 4,333,200.

According to sources in the State Statistical Committee, by results of January-February of 2010, the number of the unemployed in Azerbaijan amounted to 41,000 including 43.8% women.

As at 1 March the number of able-bodied population of Azerbaijan made 4,333,200 and employed people - 4,073,200.

5 unemployed with the official status claim for a vacancy.

The average employment benefit is AZN 169.1. The highest number of employees are engaged in education - 26.4%, retail and wholesale trade-20.3%, production sector-19% and health-10.1%.

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