Based on the available data, and mainly the IMF’s Policy Response Tracker, we’ve summarized some of the key economic policy measures implemented to-date across a select group of small (or very small) open post-socialist economies of Central and Eastern Europe and former Soviet Union. As new data become available we will try to keep this updated. See footnotes and data description below the table.

I was asked to comment on Armenia’s employment by industry, here’s what we find in the Armstat data. What’s happening with agriculture?

Note the 2018 data is in thousands, the rest are actuals as per ArmStat’s files

[since few will scroll down] data sources are

2018 https://www.armstat.am/file/article/trud_2019_4.pdf

Dec 2019 https://www.armstat.am/file/article/sv_01_20r_142.pdf

April 2020 https://www.armstat.am/file/article/sv_05_20r_142.pdf

June 2020 https://www.armstat.am/file/article/sv_06_20a_142.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1bSyzOS515oNucZuAvDph6wdj8UrIa_VivVAOdzNKlsPy7lRTN7iHQ-Wo

Employed Persons by Types of Economic Activity

CODE	INDUSTRY	2018 (in ‘000s)	DEC 2019	APRIL 2020	JUNE 2020		2018	DEC 2019	APRIL 2020	JUNE 2020
A	Agriculture, forestry and fishing	266.2	8,195.0	7,367.0	10,502.0		25.4%	1.3%	1.3%	1.7%
B	Mining and quarrying	9.1	10,483.0	10,239.0	10,891.0		0.9%	1.7%	1.8%	1.7%
C	Manufacturing	104.1	72,296.0	70,091.0	77,333.0		9.9%	11.5%	12.1%	12.2%
D	Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	21.5	20,750.0	20,274.0	20,624.0		2.1%	3.3%	3.5%	3.3%
E	Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3.7	6,384.0	6,412.0	6,747.0		0.4%	1.0%	1.1%	1.1%
F	Construction	98.4	22,102.0	19,039.0	23,348.0		9.4%	3.5%	3.3%	3.7%
G	Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles	119.1	107,171.0	98,579.0	109,479.0		11.4%	17.1%	17.0%	17.3%
H	Transportation and storage	45.5	21,157.0	19,332.0	20,088.0		4.3%	3.4%	3.3%	3.2%
I	Accommodation and food service activities	26.3	29,441.0	20,143.0	25,593.0		2.5%	4.7%	3.5%	4.0%
J	Information and communication	21.0	25,516.0	23,924.0	26,371.0		2.0%	4.1%	4.1%	4.2%
	of which: Information Technology		13,204.0	13,334.0	14,431.0			2.1%	2.3%	2.3%
K	Financial and insurance activities	14.6	22,143.0	19,914.0	21,643.0		1.4%	3.5%	3.4%	3.4%
L	Real estate activities	2.4	8,422.0	7,532.0	8,767.0		0.2%	1.3%	1.3%	1.4%
M	Professional, scientific and technical activities	14.8	22,109.0	19,035.0	21,230.0		1.4%	3.5%	3.3%	3.4%
N	Administrative and support service activities	4.3	15,144.0	13,891.0	16,043.0		0.4%	2.4%	2.4%	2.5%
O	Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	90.7	38,437.0	35,244.0	37,184.0		8.7%	6.1%	6.1%	5.9%
P	Education	105.6	114,543.0	110,427.0	110,668.0		10.1%	18.2%	19.1%	17.5%
Q	Human health and social work activities	46.2	46,842.0	43,763.0	47,400.0		4.4%	7.5%	7.6%	7.5%
R	Arts, entertainment and recreation	16.6	18,737.0	17,177.0	17,860.0		1.6%	3.0%	3.0%	2.8%
S	Other service activities	30.9	17,959.0	16,104.0	20,933.0		2.9%	2.9%	2.8%	3.3%
T	Activities of households as employers	4.1					0.4%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
U	Activities of extraterritorial organisations	3.3					0.3%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
	TOTAL	1,048.4	627,831.0	578,487.0	632,704.0		100%	100%	100%	100%