Registered unemployed decreased by 4.1 percent
SocietyUlaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ At the end
of April 2019, the Labor and Social Welfare Services Agencies have registered
33 thousand job seekers, of which 22.5 thousand or 68.1 percent were unemployed
and remaining 10.5 thousand or 31.9 percent were employed but looking for a new
job.
Registered unemployed people
decreased by 952 (4.1 percent) compared to the previous year but increased by
717 (3.3 percent) from the previous month. A breakdown by gender shows that
11.7 thousand or 52.3 percent were women among total number of registered
unemployed.
From total registered unemployed
at nationwide, 418 or 1.9 percent were with disabilities, of which 212 or 50.7 percent
were women.
In the first four months of 2019,
the Labor and Social Welfare Services Agencies have recorded 23.2 thousand newly
unemployed and 4.4 thousand registered persons were hired on a new job. By the
reasons of new registered unemployed, the highest percentage or 51.4 percent
were people who dismissed from job.
From total registered unemployed
at national level, more than half or 55.4 percent was accounted for young people
aged 15-34.
Source:
National Statistics Office