The unemployment rate totaled 7.2% in Armenia in January-April 2010 against 6.6% during the same period of last year. The number of officially registered unemployed totaled 84,400 people, the State Service of Employment reported. The total number of economically active population totaled 1,178,300 people in January-April 2010. Meanwhile, 1,093,900 people out of them have jobs.

Besides, the official demand for workforce made 1009 people or 86unemployed/1 vacancy in Armenia as of April 30, 2010.

According to the official data, 26,100 people out of the total number of unemployed were receiving benefits as of the end of April 2010 against 19,800 people as of the end of April 2009. The average monthly benefit made AMD 16,195 against 15,943 in April 2009.