DUSHANBE, February 22, 2013, Asia-Plus — According to the State Agency of Social Protection, Employment and Migration, in January 2013, 9,023 Tajik citizens applied to the Agency for assistance.
Of this number, 4,838 individuals were registered as seeking employment, and 2,955 were officially registered as unemployed.
During the first month of the year, 1,896 people were provided with jobs with the assistance of employment services, or 21.0% of all people who applied. The main reasons of the low number of employed individuals is that a majority of unemployed do not have specific technical skills, or have lost skills due to long interruptions in work, as well as the low salaries being offered.
During the first month of 2013, 891 unemployed individuals received unemployment benefits totaling 22,572.60 somoni. According to the State Agency of Social Protection, Employment and Migration, as of 1 February 2013, a total of 75,123 individuals were seeking employment. Of this number, 52,625 individuals have the status of unemployed. In January 2013, 394 individuals were sent for vocational training, 116 were provided with paid social work and 137 individuals were provided with special loans to start private business.
According to the State Agency for Social Protection, Employment and Migration during January 2013, 6,104 new jobs were created, 12% less than in the same period last year.
