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 | Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province. Armenia calls for prohibiting threats of attacks on nuclear facilities Armenia has raised the need for a treaty prohibiting attacks on nuclear facilities devoted to peaceful purposes. Armenia says ready to extend nuclear plant’s lifetime by 10 years Armenia has taken necessary measures to extend the lifetime of its nuclear power plant until 2036. Armenia Security Council chief traveling to Qatar Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan will travel on a working visit to Qatar. |