Higher wages and more registered jobs - Pashinyan on labor market situation

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26.01.2023, 18:06

The number of officially registered jobs in Armenia hit a new record in December 2022 growing by 44,900 from December 2021 to 704,400, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced at a government session on Thursday citing the latest numbers, released by the State Revenue Committee.

Higher wages and more registered jobs - Pashinyan on labor market situation

YEREVAN, January 26. /ARKA/. The number of officially registered jobs in Armenia hit a new record in December 2022 growing by 44,900 from December 2021 to 704,400, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced at a government session on Thursday citing the latest numbers, released by the State Revenue Committee.

He said compared to May 2018, the number of registered jobs surged by 156,004. The prime minister added that the total payroll in December 2022 compared to December 2021 increased by 49.9 billion drams, while compared to May 2018 the rise amounted to 136.4 billion drams.

According to Pashinyan, the average monthly wage in December 2022 was up 53,200 drams compared to December 2021. ($1 – 395.65 drams). --0--

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