YEREVAN, November 22. /ARKA/. The average gross salary in Armenia grew by 6.6% in the third quarter of 2019 from the same time span of 2018, while the inflation was 9%, according to the latest numbers, released by the National Statistical Committee (NSC).



It said in the third quarter of 2019 the average gross salary amounted to 182,460 drams, which was 1.7% higher than in the previous quarter and by 5.6% higher than the average salary of 2018.



The highest average salary was in the southern province of Syunik - 256, 624 drams, and the lowest was in Shirak province - 112, 225 drams. The average salary in the capital city Yerevan was 201,179 drams, which was 1.64% higher than in the second quarter of this year and by 3.2% higher than in 2018.



According to the latest data of the National Statistical Committee, the resident population as of October 1, 2019 stood at 2, 957, 500 people. The number of able-bodied population in the II quarter of 2019 stood at 2 million people, which was 0.5% higher than in the 1st quarter of this year.



The employed population stood at 964,200 people (a decline of 1.1% compared with the 1st quarter), which was 3.6% higher than in the same period in 2018.



The number of unemployed population stood at 207,200 people (an increase of 6.7% compared to the 1st quarter), which was 12.4% lower than in the same period in 2018. ($1 - 476.69 drams). -0-









15:25 22.11.2019