Average unemployment level 6,6% in January-MarchMay 24, 2011 - 16:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Average monthly nominal salary in the 1st quarter of 2011 in Armenia totaled AMD 108248, which is 0,5% lower compared to the beginning of the year. “Average monthly nominal salary in the reporting period totaled about AMD 118500, the highest and the lowest salaries were recorded in Syunik province (AMD 134500) and Aragotsotn province (AMD 75200) respectively,” the National Statistical Service said in a report titled Food Security and Poverty in Armenia in January-March 2011. Meanwhile, average unemployment level in Armenia in January-March was 6,6% . In Yerevan this index was 7,8%, the highest index was recorded in Lori (10,6%) and the lowest in Aragatsotn (2,1%). As regards the number of economically active Armenian population, in the first quarter of 2011 the number reached 1117000, 93.4% among them were immediately engaged in economy, and 41,9% in farming. Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion. Partner news | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |