17:15 - 18.05.2020

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May 18, Fineko/abc.az. Azerbaijan has recorded an increase on the rate of hired employees in the domestic economy as of 1 April 2020.

ABC.AZ reports with reference to the State Statistics Committee that compared with Jan-Mar 2019, the number of employees increased by 65,300 people (4.1%) up to 1.646 million.
Of them, 911,700 persons were employed in the public sector and 734,400 ones in the private sector of country’s economy.

20.3% of employees were hired in education, 17.9% in trade; vehicle repair, 13% in industry, 8.2% in health and social services, 7.5% in construction, 6.9% in public administration and defense; social security, 4.6% in transport and warehousing, 3.5% in professional, scientific and technical activities, 3.3% in agriculture, forestry and fisheries, 1.8% in financial and insurance activities and 13% in other sectors of the economy.