Over the past six months, more than 20 thousand unemployed citizens have been paid unemployment benefits in the amount of 21 billion 487 thousand soums

    Social medium 19 July 2022 1580

    At a briefing in AIMK, the head of the information service of the Ministry of Employment and Labor Relations Mavjuda Mirzayeva presented information on the work done to ensure employment for the six months of 2022.

    According to the results of the first quarter of 2022, the number of labor resources in the republic is 19 million 400 thousand people.

    13 million 600 thousand people are employed in the sectors of the economy from the workforce, of which the number of people employed in the official sector is 6 million 100 thousand people, in the informal sector - 5 million 700 thousand people, the number of people working abroad - 1 million 800 thousand people.

    The total number of citizens in need of work is 1 million 400 thousand people, the unemployment rate among the economically active population is 9.2 percent. This figure was 14.9% among people aged 16-30 years and 12.8% among women.

    As of April 1, 2022, the number of economically inactive population in our republic amounted to 4 million 400 thousand people.

    In January-June 2022, 438 thousand unemployed people were provided with employment services.

    Information about vacancies is published on ish.mehnat websites.uz and ish2.mehnat.uz , measures are being taken to employ unemployed citizens.