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Ararat — Labour market

“Labour market” is a section of BusinessDaily.am’s “Regions in Numbers” reference: 5 tables, 187 indicators for Ararat.

Period: January–August / end of August 2026.

For example:

  • Average monthly nominal wage — 234 735 AMD (Q2 2026)
  • Average number of employees — 31 947.7 persons (Q2 2026)
  • Average number of public sector employees — 11 911.3 persons (Q2 2026)

Source: Statistical Committee of the Republic of Armenia.

Tables in this group
Wages and employmentLabour market: registrationLabour market: jobsLabour market: labour force surveyWages by year, 2021–2025

Wages and employment

No data for January–August 2026. Latest available data shown: Q2 2026.

IndicatorPeriodUnitAraratRANoteSource
Average monthly nominal wageQ2 2026AMD234 735313 8481Եռամսյակ -Quarter: AL8:AL18
Average monthly nominal wagecomparison baseQ2 2025AMD218 088290 4462Եռամսյակ -Quarter: AH8:AH18
Average monthly nominal wagecomparison baseQ1 2026AMD225 720307 6312Եռամսյակ -Quarter: AK8:AK18
Average monthly nominal wage — change year on yearQ2 2026 / Q2 2025%7.68.13Եռամսյակ -Quarter: AL8:AL18
Average monthly nominal wage — change on previous quarterQ2 2026 / Q1 2026%4.02.03Եռամսյակ -Quarter: AL8:AL18
Average number of employeesQ2 2026persons31 947.7822 925.71Եռամսյակ -Quarter: AL8:AL18
Average number of employeescomparison baseQ2 2025persons30 137791 2642Եռամսյակ -Quarter: AH8:AH18
Average number of employeescomparison baseQ1 2026persons31 378.7798 415.32Եռամսյակ -Quarter: AK8:AK18
Average number of employees — change year on yearQ2 2026 / Q2 2025%6.04.03Եռամսյակ -Quarter: AL8:AL18
Average number of employees — change on previous quarterQ2 2026 / Q1 2026%1.83.13Եռամսյակ -Quarter: AL8:AL18
Average number of public sector employeesQ2 2026persons11 911.3223 903.31Եռամսյակ -Quarter: AL21:AL31
Average number of public sector employeescomparison baseQ2 2025persons11 671220 0842Եռամսյակ -Quarter: AH21:AH31
Average number of public sector employeescomparison baseQ1 2026persons12 126223 0592Եռամսյակ -Quarter: AK21:AK31
Average number of public sector employees — change year on yearQ2 2026 / Q2 2025%2.11.73Եռամսյակ -Quarter: AL21:AL31
Average number of public sector employees — change on previous quarterQ2 2026 / Q1 2026%−1.80.43Եռամսյակ -Quarter: AL21:AL31
Average number of non-public sector employeesQ2 2026persons20 036.3599 022.31Եռամսյակ -Quarter: AL34:AL44
Average number of non-public sector employeescomparison baseQ2 2025persons18 466571 1802Եռամսյակ -Quarter: AH34:AH44
Average number of non-public sector employeescomparison baseQ1 2026persons19 252.7575 356.32Եռամսյակ -Quarter: AK34:AK44
Average number of non-public sector employees — change year on yearQ2 2026 / Q2 2025%8.54.93Եռամսյակ -Quarter: AL34:AL44
Average number of non-public sector employees — change on previous quarterQ2 2026 / Q1 2026%4.14.13Եռամսյակ -Quarter: AL34:AL44
Notes (3)
  1. Latest available regional data: Q2 2026. Recorded by the organisation's place of registration; units in other marzes may be recorded in Yerevan.
  2. Comparison base.
  3. Calculated from the base rows. With a zero base, the percentage change is undefined.

Labour market: registration

No data for January–August 2026. Latest available data shown: 30 June 2026; June 2026.

IndicatorPeriodUnitAraratRANoteSource
Registered unemployed30 June 2026persons2 44023 8671Մարզ, Marz: DA7:DA17
Registered unemployedcomparison base30 June 2025persons4 44836 6542Մարզ, Marz: CO7:CO17
Registered unemployedcomparison base31 May 2026persons2 64825 8352Մարզ, Marz: CZ7:CZ17
Registered unemployed — change year on yearJune 2026 / June 2025%−45.1−34.93Մարզ, Marz: DA7:DA17
Registered unemployed — change on previous monthJune 2026 / May 2026%−7.9−7.63Մարզ, Marz: DA7:DA17
Registered job seekers30 June 2026persons2 57932 5991Մարզ, Marz: DA7:DA17
Registered job seekerscomparison base30 June 2025persons5 12855 0522Մարզ, Marz: CO7:CO17
Registered job seekerscomparison base31 May 2026persons2 92635 0962Մարզ, Marz: CZ7:CZ17
Registered job seekers — change year on yearJune 2026 / June 2025%−49.7−40.83Մարզ, Marz: DA7:DA17
Registered job seekers — change on previous monthJune 2026 / May 2026%−11.9−7.13Մարզ, Marz: DA7:DA17
Declared labour demand30 June 2026persons1083 6564PDF p. 10
Declared labour demand — index year on yearJune 2026 / June 20252025 = 10061.7114.54PDF p. 10
Notes (4)
  1. Latest available: June 2026; the July and August columns are not filled in. Administrative registration, not the labour force survey.
  2. Comparison base.
  3. Calculated from the base rows. With a zero base, the percentage change is undefined.
  4. Latest available: June 2026. Administrative registration source.

Labour market: jobs

No data for January–August 2026. Latest available data shown: Q2 2026.

IndicatorPeriodUnitAraratRANoteSource
Vacant jobsQ2 2026thousand places0.510.91PDF p. 6
Vacant jobscomparison baseQ2 2025thousand places0.410.12PDF p. 6
Vacant jobscomparison baseQ1 2026thousand places0.510.62PDF p. 6
Vacant jobs — change year on yearQ2 2026 / Q2 2025%25.07.93PDF p. 6
Vacant jobs — change on previous quarterQ2 2026 / Q1 2026%0.02.83PDF p. 6
Jobs createdQ2 2026thousand places0.520.11PDF p. 7
Jobs createdcomparison baseQ2 2025thousand places0.617.62PDF p. 7
Jobs createdcomparison baseQ1 2026thousand places0.616.42PDF p. 7
Jobs created — change year on yearQ2 2026 / Q2 2025%−16.714.23PDF p. 7
Jobs created — change on previous quarterQ2 2026 / Q1 2026%−16.722.63PDF p. 7
Jobs cutQ2 2026thousand places0.516.41PDF p. 8
Jobs cutcomparison baseQ2 2025thousand places0.415.72PDF p. 8
Jobs cutcomparison baseQ1 2026thousand places0.514.22PDF p. 8
Jobs cut — change year on yearQ2 2026 / Q2 2025%25.04.53PDF p. 8
Jobs cut — change on previous quarterQ2 2026 / Q1 2026%0.015.53PDF p. 8
Notes (3)
  1. Latest available: Q2 2026. Survey of private organisations with 50+ and public organisations with 10+ employees.
  2. Comparison base.
  3. Calculated from the base rows. With a zero base, the percentage change is undefined.

Labour market: labour force survey

No data for January–August 2026. Latest available data shown: 2024, annual average; 2024.

IndicatorPeriodUnitAraratRANoteSource
Unemployed (survey) — all2024, annual averagethousand persons7.008271181.2114471Տարեկան, av.annual, : AL10:AL20
Unemployed (survey) — allcomparison base2023, annual averagethousand persons7.3166.72Տարեկան, av.annual, : AG10:AG20
Unemployed (survey) — all — change2024 / 2023%−4.08.73Տարեկան, av.annual, : AL10:AL20
Unemployed (survey) — urban population2024, annual averagethousand persons2.57596138.181091Տարեկան, av.annual, : AL49:AL59
Unemployed (survey) — urban populationcomparison base2023, annual averagethousand persons3.6126.32Տարեկան, av.annual, : AG49:AG59
Unemployed (survey) — urban population — change2024 / 2023%−28.49.43Տարեկան, av.annual, : AL49:AL59
Unemployed (survey) — women2024, annual averagethousand persons2.62269986.1967051Տարեկան, av.annual, : AL36:AL46
Unemployed (survey) — womencomparison base2023, annual averagethousand persons2.978.42Տարեկան, av.annual, : AG36:AG46
Unemployed (survey) — women — change2024 / 2023%−9.69.93Տարեկան, av.annual, : AL36:AL46
Unemployed (survey) — men2024, annual averagethousand persons4.38557295.0147421Տարեկան, av.annual, : AL23:AL33
Unemployed (survey) — mencomparison base2023, annual averagethousand persons4.488.32Տարեկան, av.annual, : AG23:AG33
Unemployed (survey) — men — change2024 / 2023%−0.37.63Տարեկան, av.annual, : AL23:AL33
Unemployed (survey) — rural population2024, annual averagethousand persons4.4323143.0303571Տարեկան, av.annual, : AL62:AL72
Unemployed (survey) — rural populationcomparison base2023, annual averagethousand persons3.740.52Տարեկան, av.annual, : AG62:AG72
Unemployed (survey) — rural population — change2024 / 2023%19.86.23Տարեկան, av.annual, : AL62:AL72
Share of population outside the labour force — all2024, annual average%44.440.91%: AF9:AF19
Share of population outside the labour force — allcomparison base2023, annual average%40.94067339.6770422%: AB9:AB19
Share of population outside the labour force — all — change2024 / 2023percentage points3.51.23%: AF9:AF19
Share of population outside the labour force — urban population2024, annual average%46.942.31%: AF48:AF58
Share of population outside the labour force — urban populationcomparison base2023, annual average%44.61839541.4571112%: AB48:AB58
Share of population outside the labour force — urban population — change2024 / 2023percentage points2.30.83%: AF48:AF58
Share of population outside the labour force — women2024, annual average%56.4511%: AF35:AF45
Share of population outside the labour force — womencomparison base2023, annual average%54.32489549.9873322%: AB35:AB45
Share of population outside the labour force — women — change2024 / 2023percentage points2.11.03%: AF35:AF45
Share of population outside the labour force — men2024, annual average%31.729.41%: AF22:AF32
Share of population outside the labour force — mencomparison base2023, annual average%27.19393327.9183912%: AB22:AB32
Share of population outside the labour force — men — change2024 / 2023percentage points4.51.53%: AF22:AF32
Share of population outside the labour force — rural population2024, annual average%43.438.21%: AF61:AF71
Share of population outside the labour force — rural populationcomparison base2023, annual average%39.55882436.4451742%: AB61:AB71
Share of population outside the labour force — rural population — change2024 / 2023percentage points3.81.83%: AF61:AF71
Employed — all2024, annual averagethousand persons101.6038721 176.0697581Տարեկան, av.annual, : AK10:AK20
Employed — allcomparison base2023, annual averagethousand persons103.21 174.42Տարեկան, av.annual, : AF10:AF20
Employed — all — change2024 / 2023%−1.50.13Տարեկան, av.annual, : AK10:AK20
Employed — urban population2024, annual averagethousand persons26.708674719.8965721Տարեկան, av.annual, : AK49:AK59
Employed — urban populationcomparison base2023, annual averagethousand persons24.7711.82Տարեկան, av.annual, : AF49:AF59
Employed — urban population — change2024 / 2023%8.11.13Տարեկան, av.annual, : AK49:AK59
Employed — women2024, annual averagethousand persons41.11206512.8990661Տարեկան, av.annual, : AK36:AK46
Employed — womencomparison base2023, annual averagethousand persons40.4513.72Տարեկան, av.annual, : AF36:AF46
Employed — women — change2024 / 2023%1.8−0.23Տարեկան, av.annual, : AK36:AK46
Employed — men2024, annual averagethousand persons60.491812663.1706931Տարեկան, av.annual, : AK23:AK33
Employed — mencomparison base2023, annual averagethousand persons62.8660.72Տարեկան, av.annual, : AF23:AF33
Employed — men — change2024 / 2023%−3.70.43Տարեկան, av.annual, : AK23:AK33
Employed — rural population2024, annual averagethousand persons74.895198456.1731861Տարեկան, av.annual, : AK62:AK72
Employed — rural populationcomparison base2023, annual averagethousand persons78.5462.62Տարեկան, av.annual, : AF62:AF72
Employed — rural population — change2024 / 2023%−4.6−1.43Տարեկան, av.annual, : AK62:AK72
Population aged 15–74 — all2024, annual averagethousand persons195.3202632 295.8648841Տարեկան, av.annual, : AI10:AI20
Population aged 15–74 — allcomparison base2023, annual averagethousand persons187.12 223.22Տարեկան, av.annual, : AD10:AD20
Population aged 15–74 — all — change2024 / 2023%4.43.33Տարեկան, av.annual, : AI10:AI20
Population aged 15–74 — urban population2024, annual averagethousand persons55.1906681 488.3354731Տարեկան, av.annual, : AI49:AI59
Population aged 15–74 — urban populationcomparison base2023, annual averagethousand persons51.11 431.62Տարեկան, av.annual, : AD49:AD59
Population aged 15–74 — urban population — change2024 / 2023%8.04.03Տարեկան, av.annual, : AI49:AI59
Population aged 15–74 — women2024, annual averagethousand persons100.3864881 221.9307181Տարեկան, av.annual, : AI36:AI46
Population aged 15–74 — womencomparison base2023, annual averagethousand persons94.81 184.12Տարեկան, av.annual, : AD36:AD46
Population aged 15–74 — women — change2024 / 2023%5.93.23Տարեկան, av.annual, : AI36:AI46
Population aged 15–74 — men2024, annual averagethousand persons94.9337751 073.9341651Տարեկան, av.annual, : AI23:AI33
Population aged 15–74 — mencomparison base2023, annual averagethousand persons92.31 039.12Տարեկան, av.annual, : AD23:AD33
Population aged 15–74 — men — change2024 / 2023%2.93.43Տարեկան, av.annual, : AI23:AI33
Population aged 15–74 — rural population2024, annual averagethousand persons140.129596807.5294111Տարեկան, av.annual, : AI62:AI72
Population aged 15–74 — rural populationcomparison base2023, annual averagethousand persons136791.62Տարեկան, av.annual, : AD62:AD72
Population aged 15–74 — rural population — change2024 / 2023%3.02.03Տարեկան, av.annual, : AI62:AI72
Population outside the labour force — all2024, annual averagethousand persons86.708121938.5836781Տարեկան, av.annual, : AM10:AM20
Population outside the labour force — allcomparison base2023, annual averagethousand persons76.6882.12Տարեկան, av.annual, : AH10:AH20
Population outside the labour force — all — change2024 / 2023%13.26.43Տարեկան, av.annual, : AM10:AM20
Population outside the labour force — urban population2024, annual averagethousand persons25.906033630.2578111Տարեկան, av.annual, : AM49:AM59
Population outside the labour force — urban populationcomparison base2023, annual averagethousand persons22.8593.52Տարեկան, av.annual, : AH49:AH59
Population outside the labour force — urban population — change2024 / 2023%13.66.23Տարեկան, av.annual, : AM49:AM59
Population outside the labour force — women2024, annual averagethousand persons56.651729622.8349471Տարեկան, av.annual, : AM36:AM46
Population outside the labour force — womencomparison base2023, annual averagethousand persons51.5591.92Տարեկան, av.annual, : AH36:AH46
Population outside the labour force — women — change2024 / 2023%10.05.23Տարեկան, av.annual, : AM36:AM46
Population outside the labour force — men2024, annual averagethousand persons30.056391315.7487311Տարեկան, av.annual, : AM23:AM33
Population outside the labour force — mencomparison base2023, annual averagethousand persons25.1290.12Տարեկան, av.annual, : AH23:AH33
Population outside the labour force — men — change2024 / 2023%19.78.83Տարեկան, av.annual, : AM23:AM33
Population outside the labour force — rural population2024, annual averagethousand persons60.802087308.3258671Տարեկան, av.annual, : AM62:AM72
Population outside the labour force — rural populationcomparison base2023, annual averagethousand persons53.8288.52Տարեկան, av.annual, : AH62:AH72
Population outside the labour force — rural population — change2024 / 2023%13.06.93Տարեկան, av.annual, : AM62:AM72
Labour force — all2024, annual averagethousand persons108.6121431 357.2812051Տարեկան, av.annual, : AJ10:AJ20
Labour force — allcomparison base2023, annual averagethousand persons110.51 341.22Տարեկան, av.annual, : AE10:AE20
Labour force — all — change2024 / 2023%−1.71.23Տարեկան, av.annual, : AJ10:AJ20
Labour force — urban population2024, annual averagethousand persons29.284635858.0776621Տարեկան, av.annual, : AJ49:AJ59
Labour force — urban populationcomparison base2023, annual averagethousand persons28.3838.12Տարեկան, av.annual, : AE49:AE59
Labour force — urban population — change2024 / 2023%3.52.43Տարեկան, av.annual, : AJ49:AJ59
Labour force — women2024, annual averagethousand persons43.734759599.0957711Տարեկան, av.annual, : AJ36:AJ46
Labour force — womencomparison base2023, annual averagethousand persons43.3592.22Տարեկան, av.annual, : AE36:AE46
Labour force — women — change2024 / 2023%1.01.23Տարեկան, av.annual, : AJ36:AJ46
Labour force — men2024, annual averagethousand persons64.877384758.1854341Տարեկան, av.annual, : AJ23:AJ33
Labour force — mencomparison base2023, annual averagethousand persons67.27492Տարեկան, av.annual, : AE23:AE33
Labour force — men — change2024 / 2023%−3.51.23Տարեկան, av.annual, : AJ23:AJ33
Labour force — rural population2024, annual averagethousand persons79.327508499.2035441Տարեկան, av.annual, : AJ62:AJ72
Labour force — rural populationcomparison base2023, annual averagethousand persons82.2503.12Տարեկան, av.annual, : AE62:AE72
Labour force — rural population — change2024 / 2023%−3.5−0.83Տարեկան, av.annual, : AJ62:AJ72
Unemployment rate (survey) — all2024, annual average%6.513.41%: AE9:AE19
Unemployment rate (survey) — allcomparison base2023, annual average%6.60633512.4291682%: AA9:AA19
Unemployment rate (survey) — all — change2024 / 2023percentage points−0.11.03%: AE9:AE19
Unemployment rate (survey) — urban population2024, annual average%8.816.11%: AE48:AE58
Unemployment rate (survey) — urban populationcomparison base2023, annual average%12.72084815.0698012%: AA48:AA58
Unemployment rate (survey) — urban population — change2024 / 2023percentage points−3.91.03%: AE48:AE58
Unemployment rate (survey) — women2024, annual average%614.41%: AE35:AE45
Unemployment rate (survey) — womencomparison base2023, annual average%6.6974613.2387712%: AA35:AA45
Unemployment rate (survey) — women — change2024 / 2023percentage points−0.71.23%: AE35:AE45
Unemployment rate (survey) — men2024, annual average%6.812.51%: AE22:AE32
Unemployment rate (survey) — mencomparison base2023, annual average%6.54761911.7890522%: AA22:AA32
Unemployment rate (survey) — men — change2024 / 2023percentage points0.30.73%: AE22:AE32
Unemployment rate (survey) — rural population2024, annual average%5.68.61%: AE61:AE71
Unemployment rate (survey) — rural populationcomparison base2023, annual average%4.5012178.0500892%: AA61:AA71
Unemployment rate (survey) — rural population — change2024 / 2023percentage points1.10.53%: AE61:AE71
Employment rate — all2024, annual average%5251.21%: AD9:AD19
Employment rate — allcomparison base2023, annual average%55.1576752.8247572%: Z9:Z19
Employment rate — all — change2024 / 2023percentage points−3.2−1.63%: AD9:AD19
Employment rate — urban population2024, annual average%48.448.41%: AD48:AD58
Employment rate — urban populationcomparison base2023, annual average%48.33659549.7205922%: Z48:Z58
Employment rate — urban population — change2024 / 2023percentage points0.1−1.33%: AD48:AD58
Employment rate — women2024, annual average%41421%: AD35:AD45
Employment rate — womencomparison base2023, annual average%42.61603443.383162%: Z35:Z45
Employment rate — women — change2024 / 2023percentage points−1.6−1.43%: AD35:AD45
Employment rate — men2024, annual average%63.761.81%: AD22:AD32
Employment rate — mencomparison base2023, annual average%68.03900363.5838712%: Z22:Z32
Employment rate — men — change2024 / 2023percentage points−4.3−1.83%: AD22:AD32
Employment rate — rural population2024, annual average%53.456.51%: AD61:AD71
Employment rate — rural populationcomparison base2023, annual average%57.72058858.4386052%: Z61:Z71
Employment rate — rural population — change2024 / 2023percentage points−4.3−1.93%: AD61:AD71
Labour force participation — all2024, annual average%55.659.11%: AC9:AC19
Labour force participation — allcomparison base2023, annual average%59.05932760.3274562%: Y9:Y19
Labour force participation — all — change2024 / 2023percentage points−3.5−1.23%: AC9:AC19
Labour force participation — urban population2024, annual average%53.157.71%: AC48:AC58
Labour force participation — urban populationcomparison base2023, annual average%55.38160558.5428892%: Y48:Y58
Labour force participation — urban population — change2024 / 2023percentage points−2.3−0.83%: AC48:AC58
Labour force participation — women2024, annual average%43.6491%: AC35:AC45
Labour force participation — womencomparison base2023, annual average%45.67510550.0126682%: Y35:Y45
Labour force participation — women — change2024 / 2023percentage points−2.1−1.03%: AC35:AC45
Labour force participation — men2024, annual average%68.370.61%: AC22:AC32
Labour force participation — mencomparison base2023, annual average%72.80606772.0816092%: Y22:Y32
Labour force participation — men — change2024 / 2023percentage points−4.5−1.53%: AC22:AC32
Labour force participation — rural population2024, annual average%56.661.81%: AC61:AC71
Labour force participation — rural populationcomparison base2023, annual average%60.44117663.5548262%: Y61:Y71
Labour force participation — rural population — change2024 / 2023percentage points−3.8−1.83%: AC61:AC71
Notes (3)
  1. Latest available regional annual data: 2024. Not August 2026 indicators; population aged 15–74.
  2. Comparison base.
  3. Calculated from the base rows. With a zero base, the percentage change is undefined.

Wages by year, 2021–2025

No data for January–August 2026. Latest available data shown: 2025; 2024; 2023; 2022; 2021.

IndicatorPeriodUnitAraratRANoteSource
Average monthly nominal wage2025AMD222 453303 1401Table 1.6
Average monthly nominal wage2024AMD210 018287 1721Table 1.6
Average monthly nominal wage2023AMD202 570269 9941Table 1.6
Average monthly nominal wage2022AMD193 844235 5761Table 1.6
Average monthly nominal wage2021AMD180 321204 0481Table 1.6
Notes (1)
  1. Annual data; latest available: 2025. Q1–Q2 2026 data are in the “Wages and employment” table.

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