BAKU, Azerbaijan, Nov. 19
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
From January through October 2019, the number of Turkish citizens looking for job in Russia decreased, Trend reports referring to Turkish Employment Agency (ISKUR).
According to the agency, in the first 10 months of 2019, the number of Turkish citizens, who visited Turkmenistan through ISKUR, for employment purposes, decreased by 27 percent compared to the same period in 2018.
ISKUR noted that 1,850 Turkish citizens visited Georgia through the agency during the reported period.
In the reported period, 16,100 Turkish citizens went abroad via ISKUR, which is 19.7 percent less compared to the same period in 2018.
In October 2019, 144,800 citizens were provided with jobs through ISKUR in Turkey, which is 28.4 percent more compared to October 2018. Of those employed, 33.3 percent were women, and 66.7 percent were men.
Of the jobs secured in October 2019, 99.6 percent accounted for the private sector.
In October 2019, the number of unemployed in Turkey amounted to slightly over 4 million people, of which 50.6 percent were women and 49.4 percent were men.
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