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Q3 of 2018: Unemployment rate up 1.9%

The share of self-employed people was 48.8% in the total employment data, said Geostat. Photo: N.Alavidze/Agenda.ge.

Agenda.ge, 19 Nov 2018 - 17:30, Tbilisi,Georgia

The annual unemployment rate in Georgia increased by 0.1 percentage points and equalled 12.2% in Q3 of 2018, says the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat).

In the reporting period, the economically active population constituted 64.3% of the working population (population of 15 years and older).

The employment level has been reduced by 0.3 percentage points in Georgia’s urban areas, while in rural areas it has increased by 0.9 percentage points.

The share of self-employed people was 48.8% in the total employment data, said Geostat.

The unemployment rate is higher in men (by 1.7 percentage points) than in women. The unemployment rate in women increased by 0.9 percentage points and in men reduced by 0.7 percentage points.

Unemployment rate reaches 15 year low in Georgia

19 Feb 2019

The annual unemployment rate in Georgia decreased by 1.2 percentage points and equalled 12.7% in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2018.

Economy Minister: Georgian economy to grow 5% in 2019

25 Dec 2018

A stable national currency, increasing investments and five per cent growth await Georgia in 2019, Economy Minister Giorgi Kobulia said while addressing parliament today.

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30 Nov 2018

13.3% of enterprises in Georgia introduced new or significantly improved goods on the market, while the share of enterprises that introduced new or significantly improved service in 2017 was 14%.

‘Better Skills for Better Jobs’:
Over 30,000 Georgians employed through EU-supported programme

15 Nov 2018

More than 30,000 Georgians have found employment and thousands have access to improved vocational education: this is the result of four years of cooperation between the European Union and the government of Georgia.

Q2 of 2018: Unemployment rate declines by 1.9%

20 Aug 2018

In the second quarter of 2018 the annual unemployment rate in Georgia declined by 1.9 percentage points and equalled 12.1 percent, says the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat).

What is the average monthly income in Georgia?

25 May 2018

The average monthly income in Georgia was 1,016 GEL (about $408.85/€348.77*) in 2017, shows the latest data published by the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat).

2017 data: Unemployment rate in Georgia slightly declines to 13.9%

21 May 2018

In 2017 the annual unemployment rate in Georgia declined by 0.1 percentage points and equalled 13.9 percent, shows the employment and unemployment annual data of 2017 of the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat).

Georgia’s statistics office sums up 2018:
What does last year look like in numbers?

11 Jan 2019

The director of the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) Gogita Todradze summirised 2018 and highlighted Georgia’s main statistical data from the past year earlier today.

2018 data: unemployment rate reaches 15 year low in Georgia

17 May 2019

The annual unemployment rate in Georgia decreased by 1.2 percentage points and equalled 12.7% in 2018. Last year, the economically active population constituted 63.9% of the working population (population of 15 years and older).

Q1 of 2019: annual unemployment rate declines by 1.2%

20 May 2019

The annual unemployment rate in Georgia decreased by 1.2 percentage points and equalled 12.8% in the first quarter (Q1) of 2019, says the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat).

Q2 of 2019: unemployment down by 0.7%

19 Aug 2019

The unemployment rate in Georgia decreased by 0.7 percentage points to 11.4% in the second quarter of 2019, says the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat).