  Armenian economy growth helped maintain employment rate May 10, 2010 - 16:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Stabilization and growth of the Armenian economy helped maintain the employment rate, according to the head of state employment service at the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs. “The number of those who found job totaled 2774 as of May 1, 2009. This year, the number is 3550, increasing by 28%,” Sona Harutyunyan told a news conference on May 10. “At that he noted that the number of unemployed made 85 000 as of May 1, 2010 against the 74 000 registered last year. The official unemployment index in Armenia is 7.3%. although researches conducted according to International Labor Organization standards showed that the real unemployment index is 27.5%.   Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion.   Partner news |  Latest news Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan  A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia.U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel.Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |
