48,700 people get status of unemployed in 2010

DUSHANBE, January 28, 2011, Asia-Plus — In 2010,

48,700 people, or 2.3 percent of the economically active population of

the country, qualified for unemployment and took status of unemployed,

according to the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection (MLSP).

The source at a MLSP says that as of November 1, 2010, the number of

economically active population in the country was 2,153,600 people.

In 2010, 130,674 new jobs were created in Tajikistan and more than

32,000 people were placed in jobs. Besides, 6,600 were sent to the

paid public works and more than 9,100 people took vocational training

courses.

606 job fairs were held in Tajikistan last year and 6,814

organizations and enterprises that participated at those fairs offered

94,700 jobs.

According to the statistical data from the MLSP, an average monthly

wage of employees (hired labor) last year was 348.89 somoni, which is

16.3 percent more than in 2009.

According to the Agency for Statistics, 735,000 Tajik nationals,

including more than 48,000 women, traveled abroad last year seeking

better employment opportunities.