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The same trend was also observed in rural areas, plummeting from 4.71 percent to 4.17 percent
in 2021.
Another indicator is also a decline in the number of unemployed people and those temporarily
out of work due to COVID-19.
The number of people unemployed due to COVID-19 fell, from 2.56 million people in 2020 to
1.82 million people in 2021.
The category of temporary workers not working due to COVID-19 also decreased, from 1.77
million people to 1.39 million people.
The minister ensured that despite an improvement being seen in the employment indicators, the
government would continue to put in efforts towards encouraging economic recovery.
"In the government's 2022 work plan, the president has stipulated that the theme of
development in 2022 is economic recovery supported by structural reforms," she pointed out.
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