  Condition of Armenian labor market as of April 1April 25, 2009 - 12:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - State Employment Service reported that that the unemployment index in the republic makes 6.8% as of April 1, 2008, vice chairman Artak Simonyan told PanARMENIAN.Net The number of those looking for a job in April totaled 99 000, exceeding last year's index by 11.1%. 20 500 (20.7%) of them are young people. 17 944 are eligible for unemployment benefits. "By the beginning of the year our service helped 2061 find a job," Simonyan said.   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 |  Related sections Latest news Armenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh  The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”.Pasadena to host Armenian Genocide commemoration event The Pasadena Armenian Coalition will host its community-wide Armenian Genocide Commemorative Event.Armenia: Opposition activist transferred to Investigative Committee Activist Samvel Vardanyan has been accused of insulting the lawmaker Hakob Aslanyan from the ruling Civil Contract party. |
