UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN SYUNIK 12%
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KAPAN, OCTOBER 23, ARMENPRESS:During the third quarter of this year the unemployment rate in the Armenian province of Syunik reached 12 percent. About 9,262 people looking for job, including 5,746 women are registered in the four regional employment centers of the province, the 7,213 of which have status of unemployed (including 5,109 women). Compared with the same span of 2007, the number of unemployed in the province reduced by 1,644. With the support of employment centers 409 people looking for a job found it. Assistant of the head of Kapan provincial employment center Araik Hayrapetian told Armenpress that they are not aware of mass dismissals in “Dino Gold Mining” company during the last month, while according to the law the company must inform the employment center about it so that the center could support those who have been dismissed. More than 100 people have been dismissed from “Dino Gold Mining” company during the last month and many have been informed that they will be dismissed from December 15.