As of July 1 of this year, there were 281.8 thousand unemployed people in Azerbaijan.
Yeniavaz.com reports with reference to TradingEconomics, according to this indicator, Azerbaijan ranks 4th among the countries of the former USSR.
It should be noted that the largest number of unemployed people is recorded in Russia – 1.7 million people. The smallest number of unemployed people is recorded in Belarus. It is reported that there are only 2.6 thousand unemployed people in this country.
The number of unemployed people in the countries of the former USSR was:
Russia – 1.7 million people;
Uzbekistan – 836 thousand people;
Kazakhstan – 449 thousand people;
Azerbaijan – 281.8 thousand people;
Georgia – 228 thousand people;
Lithuania – 156 thousand people;
Ukraine – 94.3 thousand people;
Kyrgyzstan – 45.5 thousand people;
Estonia – 45.2 thousand people;
Latvia – 43.9 thousand people;
Armenia – 36.7 thousand people;
Moldova – 35.2 thousand people;
Belarus – 2.6 thousand people.

Elnur Ali