Monday, 23, December, 2024

The unemployment rate in Uzbekistan in Q1 topped 9.4%, the Liberal Democratic Party said in the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis Tuesday.

The highest unemployment rate - 9.8% - was registered in Samarkand and Surkhandarya provinces, 9.7% - in Jizzakh, Kashkadarya, Syrdarya and Ferghana provinces, the lowest rate - 7.8% - in Tashkent, with the total number jobseekers at 1.399 million people.

Note: In Q1 of 2019, the unemployment rate was also 9.4%, 1.391 million jobseekers.

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