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
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% |