Average monthly salary up by 11% in Azerbaijan

In the months of January-April of this year, the average monthly nominal salary of hired workers in the economy of Azerbaijan increased by 10.8% compared to the same period last year and amounted to 913.9 manats ($537.59), Report informs, citing the State Statistical Committee.

As of May 1, 2023, the number of hired workers in the country's economy reached 1,734,200 people (+32,900 people or 1.9%), with 901,100 employed in the public sector and 833,100 in the private sector.

Among the hired workers, 19.2% occupied positions in education, 18.7% in trade, repair of transport vehicles, 12.8% in the industrial sector, 8.3% in medical and social services provided to the population, 6.7% in construction, 6.4% in state management and defense; social security, 4.3% in transport and storage, 3.6% in agriculture, forestry, and fishery, 3.6% in professional, scientific, and technical activity, 2.1% in finance and insurance, and 14.3% in other economic spheres.