Number and salary/wage of persons engaged in economy
In October 2011 average list number of employees of enterprises and organizations were 1369.7 thousand person. 847.6 thousand of them are the employees of state sector of economy and 522.1 thousand are the employees of non-state sector. As well as 36.4 thousand person were in the oil sector of economy, 1333.3 thousand person were in the non-oil sector. Persons engaged in non-agricultural labour activity among employees made 1328.8 thousand. 21.6 percent of employees were concentraded in product output and 78.4 percent in service industires.
24.5 percent of employees are in engaged in education, 19.7 percent in trade, in the area of repair on motor vehicles, 12.3 percent in industry, 9.8 percent in health and social services to population, 6.3 percent in construction, 4.8 percent in transport and warehouse, and 3.3 percent in professional, scientific and technical sphere, 3.0 percent in agriculture, forestry and fishing sphere, 1.8 percent in information and communication sphere and 14.5 percent in other fields of economy.
Average monthly wage/salary of employees engaged in country economy was 360.9 manat in October of current year. In the beginning of the year it is increased by 8.7 percent and become 355.7 manat. Compared to other types of activities average monthly wage/salary was higher in mining industry, in finance and insurance activity, in information and communication, in professional, scientific and technical sphere, in the field of administrative and subsidiary services and in construction.