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10:39, 28.10.2008 | Far East Russia

The specialists point the decrease of the unemployment level in Primorye.

According to the press service of the Administration of Primorsky Krai, about 6,5 thousand jobs were created at the enterprises of Primorye for the past 9 months.

In this regard the provincial authorities carried out intensive work with municipal entities. The high results achieved in Arseneve, Artem, Vladivostok, Bolshoy Kamen, Lesozavodsk, Nakhodka, Partizansk, Ussuriisk, Fokin, as well as Krasnoarmeysky, Nadezhdinsky, Pogranichny, Spassky, Hankaysky and Chuguevsky areas.

The development of economically viable jobs is one of the leading areas in the territorial administration. The creation of new vacancies in the sector of small and medium enterprises of the regional economy is prior. During the period 3879 units of new jobs were organized.

The largest number of new jobs - more than 1,5 thousand, were made in the wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and household goods. 1286 vacancies were created in the manufacturing production.

More than a thousand was opened in transport and communications, 795 in construction, 246 in hotels and restaurants, in the production and distribution of electricity, gas and water - 135 new jobs. The agricultural production continues develop. 481 jobs were created in this area for the past 9 months.

Specialists emphasize that the creation of new economically effective jobs stabilizing labor market. So, on Oct. 1, 2008 the level of registered unemployment was 2.5 per cent of the economically active population of the province. It decreased by 0.6 percentage points to the corresponding period last year, and the number of registered unemployed was 27.4 thousand people – decreased by 5.9 thousand people.