  Jobless rate drop reported in Armenia October 5, 2012 - 16:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - As of September 1, unemployment rate in Armenia decreased by 12,1% against 2011, with the number of the jobless totaling 75,2 trous., according to the head of State Employment Service. As Sona Harutyunyan noted, the rate of unemployed among women made up 71,7% (45,8 thous. people); the number of unemployed among the youth totals 22,65 thous., while 17,1% is comprised by those aged over 55. According to the official, 2759 vacancies were posted as of August, exceeding the number of vacancies reported in 2011 by 56,1%. Partner news  Top stories Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin hosted a meeting of the organizing committee of the Armenian Genocide 100th anniversary events. Earlier, ArmRosgasprom CJSC addressed Armenia’s Public Services Regulatory Commission with an offer to reconsider natural gas price. Armenian defense ministry’s spokesman described the maneuvers as ordinary exercises conducted several times a year. Participants will learn basic skills in protecting IT systems and data as well as how to investigate computer-facilitated crimes.   Partner news |  Latest news Artsakh President attends Berdzor town 21st anniv. liberation events  Bako Sahakyan noted the liberation of Berdzor town as an important military, political and psychological victory.Weekly digest of foreign currency deals Deals amounting to USD 12,800,000 at an average price of 416.75 /USD 1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia.200 Azeri ceasefire violations reported May 12-18 200 ceasefire violations by the Azeri armed forces were reported at the line of contact between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan.Gunmen kill Iraqi police officer's family The recent spike of violence has raised fears that the country might be heading to a new round of sectarian violence. |
