Around 82,000 jobseekers registered in Armenia
As of January 1 2019, the number of the jobseekers registered in the regional offices of the State Employment Agency (SEA) of Armenia is amounted to 81,914, out of whom 54, 211 are women.
According to the statistics released by the National Statistical service, the total number of jobseekers is 4% down to compare with the 2018 data. The most number of jobseekers is registered in Shirak province – 15, 451, while the number in capital Yerevan is 12,562.
Out of the total number of jobseekers, 64,618 people are known to be unemployed, with the number reduced by 7.4% since 2018.