27,5% actual unemployment rate reported in ArmeniaAugust 26, 2010 - 18:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - International Labour Organization has reported a 27,5% unemployment rate in Armenia, Sona Harutyunyan, the head of Public Employment Service agency at Armenian Ministry of Labour and Social Issues sated. However, according to State Employment Service-provided data, as of August 1, 2010, unemployment rate totalled 7.1% in Armenia. “The number of officially registered unemployed totalled 100,4 thousand as of July 2010, decreasing by 0,6% compared with 2009. The number of unemployed women remains high -70% out of the total rate,” the head of Public Employment Service agency told a news conference in Yerevan. “Over the year 2010, 6759 found jobs against 5049 in 2009. In July 2010, the agency submitted a list of 1779 vacancies, the number of vacancies exceeding last month’s results by 12.7% and those of last year’s by 55%,” Ms. Harutyunyan pointed out. 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 | Kazakh Foreign Minister arrives in Armenia Kazakh Foreign Minister Murat Nurtleu on Monday, March 18 arrived in Armenia for a two-day trip. Aliyev touts “good chances” for normalizing ties with Armenia Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has declared that there are “good chances” for normalizing relations with Armenia. Putin secures fifth term as Russian president Russian President Vladimir Putin has secured a fifth term in office through a dubious national plebiscite. Top Armenian, Indian defense officials discuss cooperation The discussions primarily focused on enhancing cooperation in the defence sector between Armenia and India. |