The number of unemployed people increased by 3.4% compared to last year, the Ministry of Labor, Social Protection and Migration of Kyrgyzstan reported.
According to the data, 104,000 people have been registered as unemployed in Kyrgyzstan as of October 1.
The highest share of unemployed was registered in Jalal-Abad region, where 22,195 people did not have a permanent job, or 1.79% of the region’s population. The lowest rate is in Naryn region – 2,877 people, or 0.9% of the total population of the region.
At least 46% of the unemployed are women. (24.kg/Business World Magazine)