Premier was presented with draft strategic employment program

ArmInfo. Chaired by Nikol Pashinyan a meeting was held, during which the draft strategic  employment program of Armenia was discussed.

During the discussion, the program priorities, goals, existing  problems and ways to solve them were presented. The goal of the  project is to increase employment by forming a competitive workforce  and increasing labor productivity.

It was noted that the implementation of the set goals envisages, in  particular, an increase in women's employment in order to fully and  long-term realize their potential in the labor market, as well as the  development of women's entrepreneurship, in particular, stimulating  the employment of middle-aged women (30-40 years old).  Nikol  Pashinyan instructed to summarize the issues that arose during the  discussion, the proposals presented, and to finalize the draft  strategic program on their basis.

According to the RA Statistical Committee, as of March 1, 2024, 63.3  thousand people were looking for work (a decline of 6.3% per annum),   of which over 45.6 thousand were unemployed, which is 3.9% lower   than the figure for the previous year. Moreover, among the job  seekers, women (38,472 thousand, with a y-o-y  decrease of 10.2  percent) prevail over men (24.9 thousand, with a y-o-y increase of  0.4 percent).