Officially employed citizens reach 5.7 million in Uzbekistan

AKIPRESS.COM - The unemployment rate in Uzbekistan declined by 0.4% at the beginning of this year and made 8.9% by October 1, CA-News reports. The number of employed citizens officially grew by 5.7% or for 308,000 compared to the same period of the previous year and reached 5.7 million people.
The number of economically inactive population declined for 200,000 having reached 4 million, according to the draft of presidential order on creation of new work places and population employment for 2020.
The unemployment level among youth and women remains high (14.9% and 12.5% accordingly) with 1.3 million people seeking job.
The informal employment rate remains high - 39%.