Azerbaijan posts 7.2% increase in average monthly salary of wageworkers

As of February 1, 2019, the number of wageworkers in the economy rose by 1% to 1,523,800, with 862,800 people in state sector, 661,000 in private sector.

Report informs that among the hired workers, 21.9% worked in education, 18.9% in trade; repair of transport vehicles, 13.1% in industry, 8.6% in medical and social services provided to population, 6.6% in construction, 7.1% in state management and defense; social security, 4.6% in transport and storehouse, 3.5% in professional, scientific and technical activity, 3.2% in agriculture, forestry and fishery, 1.7% in finance and insurance, 10.8% in other economic spheres.

Average monthly salary of wageworkers grew by 7.8% to AZN 557.2.