DUSHANBE, November 22, 2013, Asia-Plus -- According to the State Agency of Social Protection, Employment and Migration, during the first ten months of 2013 a total of 101,071 persons have contacted the Agency for assistance with employment.

Of this total, 60,370 individuals were registered as job seekers and 43,006 were officially registered as unemployed.

Over the same ten-month period, 32,679 people have been provided with jobs, which is 32.3% of the total number of people who applied.

The main reasons for providing a limited number of people with jobs were that the majority of unemployed do not have the necessary technical training or have lost skills due to prolonged unemployment, and the low level of wages offered by employers.

In January-October 2013, unemployment benefits were provided to 6,675 people for a total of 2,734.900 Somoni (573.400 USD).  Including carryover from 2012, on November 1, 2013, a total of 79,933 persons were registered with the Agency as looking for work, including 55,623 registered as unemployed.

Over the report period, 16,968 people have been sent to vocational trainings, 4,282 people have been provided with social-paid jobs and 2,615 people have been provided with soft loans to start business.

183,634 new jobs have reportedly been created in January-October 2013, 54.1% more than in the same period last year (119,154).

Meanwhile, Tajik migration service agency reports that a total of 869,538 people migrated out of Tajikistan over the same ten-month period, 13.7% more compared to the same period of last year, while 608,666 people returned o Tajikistan.