  Real and official employment ratio in Armenia comprises 27.5%December 28, 2009 - 15:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 161 people got jobs in the third quarter of 2009 due to "Job Fair Organization" program launched by Armenian State Employment Service Agency.As the head of State Employment Service Agency Sona Harutyunyan told a news conference in Yerevan, 6 job fairs were conducted over the third quarter of 2009 in Gyumri, Dilijan, Vanadzor, Artashat, Kapan and Hrazdan, where 1363 positions were offered by 218 employers. Job fairs hosted 10 750 job searchers. Sona Harutyunyan also spoke of assistance programs organized recently and summed up results. "Assistance to unemployed disabled people in state registration and business activities" program offered financial aid to 104 citizens. "Specialized study" program involved 1545 people in 2009, with 79 of them disabled. "Presently, 410 people are continuing with their specialized studies," Sona Harutyunyan noted. As a result of "Compensation to uncompetitive individuals" program, 229 individuals, including 107 disabled people, were employed. 215 regions were involved in "Organization of public works" program. 306 projects were implemented within the program indicated, with the participation of 4 690 people. According to UN methodology-based research results, real and official employment ratio in Armenia comprises 27.5%, the head of public employment service reported.   Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia.Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements.Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of ArmeniaHenrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |
