Armenia’s income-generating jobs rise 4.7% to 830,417 in August

The number of jobs generating income in Armenia reached 830,417 in August 2026, according to the State Revenue Committee, based on income tax and social payment returns filed by taxpayers. This is 37,320, or 4.7%, more than in the same month last year.

According to the Statistical Committee of Armenia, the average nominal monthly wage in July 2026 was AMD 320,763 (about $874). It rose 5.3% from July 2025 and 3.9% from June.

In the public sector, the average wage was AMD 284,963, up 8.1% year on year. Compared with June, public sector wages rose 14%.

In the non-public sector, the average wage was AMD 333,834 (+4.3%). Compared with June, it rose 1%.

The highest average wage in 2026 was recorded in March, at AMD 329,167. March is also the only month when wages fell year on year, by 1.2%.

The indicator is calculated from the State Revenue Committee’s income tax and social payment records.

According to the Statistical Committee of Armenia, the unemployment rate in the first quarter of 2026 was 13.7%, compared with 14.0% a year earlier. The number of unemployed fell by 7,200, from 188,200 to 181,000.

However, employment did not rise but also declined, from 1,159,400 to 1,137,700, a drop of 21,700. At the same time, the population outside the labour force grew by 60,100, from 966,900 to 1,027,000.

Relative indicators point the same way: the labour force participation rate fell from 58.2% to 56.2%, the employment rate from 50.1% to 48.5%, and the share of the population outside the labour force rose from 41.8% to 43.8%.